A HAMPSHIRE couple and their young child lived in conditions of utter squalor for months with excrement smeared on walls and rubbish all over the floor.

Neighbours finally called in the authorities when the smell got so bad they thought someone had died inside the flat.

Yet the couple were only charged with animal cruelty offences for causing suffering to their cat.

Take a look through the images taken when the RSPCA visited...

The scene inside the house		The scene inside the house		The state of the cat
The scene inside the house		The scene inside the house