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Mentally ill person is terrorising half of the estate

Hi, on my estate mentally ill person is terrorising neighbours over the estate (strong antisocial incidents caused by this person are reported either to Council, Police or ASB for the last 3 years by all affected people).
This person is still acting antisocially towards others.
Seeking advice of your similar life experience.
How was it handled by your Council?
Is it worthy to think to be relocated myself or expecting for her relocation?
If you think I should ask to be relocated then please advice me how all the process looks like?
I am living with my 9 years old boy.
All tenants are council tenants. I just live next door to her (top flats).
Other neighbours lives on the ground and first floor.
Personally, I do suffer medical condition myself, I am on ESA. Due to my medical condition I see myself vulnerable, I am ot allowed to stress as stress deteriorate my medical condition. Other neighbours are health but with families also tired of all the situation.
Please advice, explain the process or share experience.
All info really appreciated.
P.S. Please consider I am not going write letters of complains to Local Ombudsmen as I do not see it can to bring solution to the problem.
Thanks
Iza
This person is still acting antisocially towards others.
Seeking advice of your similar life experience.
How was it handled by your Council?
Is it worthy to think to be relocated myself or expecting for her relocation?
If you think I should ask to be relocated then please advice me how all the process looks like?
I am living with my 9 years old boy.
All tenants are council tenants. I just live next door to her (top flats).
Other neighbours lives on the ground and first floor.
Personally, I do suffer medical condition myself, I am on ESA. Due to my medical condition I see myself vulnerable, I am ot allowed to stress as stress deteriorate my medical condition. Other neighbours are health but with families also tired of all the situation.
Please advice, explain the process or share experience.
All info really appreciated.
P.S. Please consider I am not going write letters of complains to Local Ombudsmen as I do not see it can to bring solution to the problem.
Thanks
Iza
Replies
Try ringing the council tomorrow. Politely describe what is occuring now and ask if they can help you move quietly. Alternatively, what about asking a high street estate company for help? Do you own your estate or do you rent? Have you researched all options?
This link has more information https://www.pocklington-trust.org.uk/need-move-urgently-dont-feel-safe-i-living-now/
Mention your concerns. Explain you have a child to look after too. Their welfare is also important to you. To formally report what is going on, use this link. Do not delay either. Since you say you have a medical condition, this is disability hate crime which is a offence technically. Never forget that.
https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/law-and-courts/discrimination/hate-crime/
Do not ignore this. This is a safeguarding concern. Have you involved the police? I recommend contacting them in case this escalates further. They may be able to protect you from this person in the future. You have a right to feel safe at home.
What do other residents say? How long has this been happening? Start to gather evidence to use in a court case. This is abuse. But also look at the wider picture here, and that person needs professional help. The sooner he gets it the better for all concerned in the issue. I know this is hard but stay strong for your child!
Council knows about it, Police knows about it and ASB teams knows about it. All people reports as according to incidents. I am council tenant, other neighbours too and the mentally ill person is council tenant too. But so far know proper solution brought towards situation. It is happening third year in the round. Mayer of my brought was also notified. Still awaiting his feedback and what he is planning to do. The incidents were flag up to Mental Health Team however they acting slowly to help the woman or she is rejecting to cooperate with them.
Thank you for your suggestions , I will check them tomorrow.
Thanks
However, we all know that she is mentally ill but no one states that antisocial behaviour is cause because of her illness. I noticed that she is just meant to people because she wants to be the "bad" one and act like that. She was so bad and it got to the stage she vandalise peoples cars and so more...
She been in hospital from November 2018 till February 2019 but since she back to the flat after 2 months all started back again. I do not see anyone coming to help her or to support her, either to review her. Sound like no-one is putting any effort to help her at the moment. I know all was flag up with Mental Health Department.
In general I respect live and I try to respect all people no matter of their personal life circumstances.
But if we ignore her behaviour and than suddenly something worse will happen all authorities will try to say " why no-one told us about it". Is very easy to ignore people, pretending that we all live only our life but we live in communities not in little sheds in the forest miles away from each others.
But by living in communities more of us desire peace
I contacted the Mayor of my borough but not any of the ward councillors. All other authorities are informed too.
I heard from Police Officers Neighbour Team last year that she is rejecting to get engage.
If that is the true we have here the vicious cycle.
I am thinking about re-housing as an option if nothing change soon.
But I am afraid that I could be re-housed to much worse Estate.
Our estate is quite safe place with families who have kids almost in one school.
We know more or less ourselves and so far no any risk factor or crimes reported here (of course apart incident caused my this ill woman).
I spoke to people to get their opinion about re-housing. They said that it is her who should be rehouse not me or anyone else.
Perhaps when she would be re-housed the new environment would benefit her as she would be between new group of people, see new faces and even get along with people related to her background of country she comes from.
This is my feelings it could help her. By keeping her in existing location only postponing her potential long term future recovery.
Thanks Iza
How MP or local councillor could help? I assumed a Mayor has more authority power in general. Do I am right ?
Thanks
Please set up the example for me.
So far I never asked any councillor personally myself in terms to look out for solutions for existing problems in life. I never also met anyone who would said that the councillor or MP would truly help them.
I met actually couple people who found themselves nor very supported once they tried to reach the MP to help them with their case.
Do you know anyone who councillors /MP's would truly help?
Lots of Brits in Benidorm, lots of Irish in Liverpool, and so on. Council housing policies should, but normally don't, take that into account. However, in this exceptional case, the lady could reasonably expect them to 'adjust the service offered,' in order do two things at the same time:-
Put every effort, using all agencies, into tracing a little community, even if in another borough, where she will fit right in, and by hook or crook ensure she can be offered accommodation there. Simultaneously, they can use cctv to collare evidence, and can offer to place professional outside witnesses to lodge with neighbours, just long enough to experience what is happening, so they can go to court without being in fear. Prepare the legal footing to evict her for antisocial behaviour.
A court won't refuse an eviction order and a replacement, highly controlled restrictive tenancy term elsewhere, where the move is positively in the interests of the antisocial tenant . The new 'good behaviour ' tenancy would have the benefit of being part of court proceedings, so could include clauses on making contact with authorities to assist her health condition, as well as having court order backing for enforcement of penalties for breach. A tenant can ignore the housing office, but can not risk going to prison for contempt of court,
Different authorities and different countries have solved this in innovative ways. Best follow best practice.
One difficult person, or one family, can wreck hundreds of lives, if councils fail to take measures to ensure the peaceful enjoyment of their homes. They must not abandon their duty to the the many by refusing to protect them from the unchecked, unsanctioned ravages inflicted by the few.