Emergency accommodation for pregnant single mother who left Cork rental that leaks sewage

In her rented flat, she had to cook within centimetres of where excrement was leaking from the flat above

Alina Maranescu: "It wasn’t fixed in three years so I doubt it will be fixed now." Picture: Dan Linehan

A pregnant single mother who had faeces and urine dripping into her kitchen and bathroom has been offered emergency hostel accommodation in Cork city.

Alina Maranescu, who is heavily pregnant with twins and has a seven-year-old son, was forced to leave her dangerous Cork city flat this week when the ceiling collapsed. Conditions had been so bad in the flat she had posted messages for help on her window in desperation.