Inside the squalid home left behind by family of yobs who terrorised their community for TWENTY years
£50,000 worth of damage caused to house which may be 'beyond saving'
A "FAMILY from hell" has finally been evicted after terrorising their neighbours for 20 years and leaving their former home in a disgusting condition.
Tanya Skeldon, 47, and her partner Shaun Trebilcock, 37, have been booted out of their riverside home after a long list of complaints were made against them.
After they left, staff from the housing association went in and were horrified to find the property had been completely wrecked.
The walls were left with gaping holes, floorboards were ripped up, rubbish was strewn over the floor and graffiti was daubed on the walls.
Repair work to the home in Saltash, Cornwall, is estimated at around £50,000 but a decision on whether it can be returned to a habitable state is yet to be made.
Donna McEvoy, housing manager at Cornwall Housing, said she feared it might be beyond saving.
She said: "It's been an absolute nightmare for people down here and I don't think people should have to live like that.
"There are a lot of things to weigh up because this property will probably be known by the not-so-nice element of Cornwall."
The couple had three sons who lived at the property intermittently and police say the reign of terror the family inflicted included fighting in the street with baseball bats, intimidating nearby residents, drug use, drug dealing and excessive shouting, arguing and swearing.
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Tanya, whose name was on the tenancy, was given an antisocial behaviour order in June.
Cornwall Housing evicted her and her partner forcefully from the property this week after giving them an extended period of 11 weeks to move on voluntarily.
The eviction was hailed by relieved neighbours who said their lives had been made a living hell.
One said: "They didn't care about anybody.
"We lived next to them for 20 years and it's always been bad. The amount of times we've seen the police down here is unbelievable.
"This morning, we couldn't sleep. We got up because it was so quiet here - we're not used to that! It's going to be lovely now that they're finally gone."
Adam Fitzpatrick, Cornwall Housing's neighbourhood enforcement manager, said it was "a shame" the tenants had failed to cooperate with the local authority.
He added: "It is a shame that the tenant failed to accept any responsibility for the behaviour of her and her family as eviction is always the last course of action that Cornwall Housing considers.
"This was a very difficult case as the behaviour was extreme and their actions must have been terrifying for her neighbours to witness.
"I hope that this development will give some comfort to the neighbours and sends out a message that antisocial behaviour will not be tolerated."
The manager said that the three sons had all lived at the property at different times but said they were all in their 20s.
In 2014, cops raided the property and found a stash of more than 70g in cannabis as well as scales, paraphernalia and £1,700 in cash.
Skledon was fined after pleading guilty to possession of a class B drug with intent to supply.
She claimed the money was going towards a headstone for her son, Lee Skeldon, who died in a car crash in 2013.
After being made homeless, it is understood that Tanya and her partner are now living in private housing in Plymouth.
Angela Crow, of Devon and Cornwall Police, said the eviction sent a clear warning to other tenants who continue to flout the rules.
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