Woman forced to wear HAZMAT suit in her own garden after plague of rats invade her £400,000 home and chews through wires in neighbour's car Locals in Bushey, Hertfordshire, have been living in rat-infested homes for years Lesleyanne Walker, 57, starts each day in a hazmat suit checking her garden Marina Gvilova, 51, has had her factory-new car ruined by the rodents By Matthew Cox Published: 03:53 EDT, 30 June 2024 | Updated: 05:13 EDT, 30 June 2024 e-mail View comments A woman has been forced to wear a hazmat suit in her garden as she fights off a plague of rats invading her home. The first thing Lesleyanne Walker does every morning is pull on her protective outfit before she steps outside and searches for the rodents before she safely lets out her dog. Her neighbour Marina Gvilova, in the house opposite in Bushey, near Watford, has even had her car damaged by rats eating through plastic under the bonnet.
Ms Walker, who suffers from anxiety, has claimed the infestation comes from the vermin burrowing in from a neighbour's unkempt garden. She told MailOnline: 'This is absolutely disgusting. I shouldn't have to be living like this.
' The first thing Lesleyanne Walker, 57, does every morning is put on a hazmat suit and check her garden for rats as she and her Hertfordshire neighbours deal with 'a colony of rats' on their road Residents of Colne Avenue, Bushey, are frequently met by the site of rats both dead and alive despite raising concerns to their landlord - Watford Communit.