In a "lawless" area of Liverpool, locals are being intimidated and terrified to leave their homes as gangs of "feral" kids maraud around, targeting their homes and spreading fear and violence.
Residents living in an area of Garston have told the ECHO that their lives are being destroyed by groups of youths - some as young as six - who are lighting fires, breaking into their homes and wielding knives.
Families are desperate to escape the area and pleading with police to intervene and take decisive action. The troubles are escalating in an area known locally as Garston-under-the-bridge, which is the section of Garston that sits between the railway bridge in Church Road and the River Mersey.
The ECHO previously reported on escalating issues of anti-social behaviour in this comm