A man in Ireland has crammed his flat so full of his and other peoples refuse that he has been sleeping on the doorstep of his own home for the past 12 years.

“David O’Reilly of the Macken Villa flat complex off Dublin’s Pearse Street this week told the Sunday World he’d prefer to sleep inside his own flat, but his bizarre compulsion to collect other people’s litter has left him a prisoner outside his own front door.”

This is quite an intriguing article. David was interviewed outside of his house and seemed reluctant to answer some questions.

His neighbours are very worried and have filed numerous complaints over the years that he has been sleeping outdoors. The main concern for one resident is rats being attracted to the area due to the sheer size of rubbish in and around David’s flat.

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