Ezekiel Hermon has been only resident of Birmingham block earmarked for demolition for nearly seven months

As he lies in bed at night on the 11th floor of the tower block he’s lived in for 25 years, Ezekiel Hermon is terrified by noises he can hear on the empty floors below.

He is living completely alone in the council-run building after his neighbours were all gradually relocated when Saxelby House in Birmingham was earmarked for demolition, and despite being desperate to leave, he says he hasn’t been offered any suitable alternatives.

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