I can't understand how someone could be wreckless and irresponsible enough to leave their child in those kind of conditions. Fine, maybe the council aren't sorting out for you; well f**king well scrub off all the mold/mildew and apply some anti-fungal treatment yourself, or go stay with someone else until it's sorted. What kind of pathetic victim mentality does it take to just sit there and say "The council knows about it, but they aren't doing anything"? It's your child, you're responsible for his/her safety, *you* do something about it!