Dublin family living in church after terrifying home invasion

David Aigboboh, 17 from Tallaght, waits outside South Dublin County Council headquarters during his family's sit-in at the council offices pleading for alternative accommodation. Photograph: Moya Nolan

A Dublin family who were subjected to a terrifying home invasion and are currently living in a church have pleaded with South Dublin County Council to provide them with alternative accommodation.

Emmanuel Chris Enoch, whose family staged a sit-in protest at the offices of the council yesterday, told the Irish Examiner the local authority is refusing to provide alternative accommodation, saying their only option is to return to their home in Dromcarra in Tallaght despite a violent attack there last month.