Homeless family living in a disused bus shelter say it's safer than temporary housing with drug addicts
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www.thestar.co.uk— Destiny Mitchell moved into the 3m (9.8ft) by 1m (3.2ft) glass and metal shelter seven months ago - and has made the disused bus stop as homely as possible as she says it is safer than the alternatives. But now the shelter is destined to be knocked down. Along with her mum and boyfriend, they have tried to give the graffiti-covered shelter home comforts with a carpet, drawers and even an old pair of Super Mario curtains where the timetables were once displayed. They have also been given garden...
WSTPost—I’ve been living at a bus stop for seven months – but we only have weeks left before it’s demolished: A homeless woman living in a 10ft x 3ft shelter with her partner and disabled mother reveals desperate struggle to keep her keeping family together. A homeless woman who turned a bus stop into a temporary home has spoken of her desperate fight to keep her family together after being told she needed to find a new place to live. Destiny Mitchell moved into the 3m (9.8ft) by 1m (3.2ft) glass and metal pad in Selly Oak, Birmingham, seven months ago with her 31-year-old boyfriend Ryan and her 44-year-old mother.The trio tried to give the graffiti-covered shelter a homey feel by adding a rug, drawers and even an old pair of Super Mario curtains...
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