Article: Homeless! 'Shameless' family evicted by judge

THE 'Shameless' family of 12 who knocked two houses into one to create an illegal drinking den were today defiant after being given 28 days to quit their home.

Alviria Benjamin said she would "follow in the footsteps of Joan of Arc" to fight injustice and become a heroine for families facing eviction.

Her family hit back after a court ordered them to get out of the council house in Sand-well they have lived in for 10 years.

She said: "We might have lost the battle but the war has not even started. We were set up from the start and I plan to set up a website called www.itsshameless.com to show how we have been victimised by the council."

Flanked by some of her 10-strong family, she spoke ...

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