Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
Terrible e-fit is bobby art
*Well, he’s actually inside man’s boiler
A POLICEMAN who drew an e-fit of a burglar which became a national joke has had it tattooed on his leg.
The design, which PC Lee Willis made as a rookie with Sussex Police in 2004, was passed from station to station as an example of how not to make an e-fit.
Lee, 43, said: “Little did I know this ‘masterpiece’ I drew would begin years of jokes at my expense.”
He hopes the tattoo will raise funds for a mental health charity. A MAN forced out of his home by a rat infestation has hit out at delays in dealing with the problem.
Andre Perrot claimed vermin have been an issue in the Housing Executive flat in North Belfast since he moved there two-and-a-half years ago.
He said he reported noises in the ceiling of his Pinkerton Walk home in the New Lodge.
Then his boiler broke two weeks ago and a rats nest was found inside.
The 27-year-old added: “It is horrible to have to live like this.
“I smell rats everywhere I go and at night I can hear them running around like crazy in my ceiling. They are running about through my dishes and everything.
“I have had to feed myself in these conditions, with not even hot water to wash my dishes. I haven’t been out because I feel that dirty and paranoid.
“I have been telling them from day one the situation is really bad and begging them to rehome me.”
Mr Perrot, who was moved to emergency accommodation yesterday, said he has had no heat or hot water since December 29 and had reported the boiler problem more than 10 days ago.
The Portuguese man added: “I should have been rehomed the day they knew there was a rat in my boiler, dead or alive.”
SDLP North Belfast councillor Paul Mccusker said: “We know the dangers that rats pose with infections and bites, particularly when it’s in your kitchen and the area where you cook. It should have been treated as urgent.”
Mr Mccusker added dead rats had been found in a nearby park and he had asked Belfast City Council to investigate the issue.
A Housing Executive spokesman said: “We are treating the situation very seriously and have engaged specialist contractors to eradicate the pests.
“We have arranged to move our tenant to a nearby property to allow work to continue.
“Fly-tipping has also been a consistent issue at this location, which has exacerbated the issue with pests, and we are working closely with the local residents’ association to assess how best to deal with this problem.”