Aramis Fuster: no water or power, using plastic bags as a toilet
Spanish TV psychic Aramis Fuster says she has been living without water or electricity and is forced to use plastic bags as a toilet. Her legal battle with her landlords has reached breaking point.
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Aramis Fuster: no water or power, using plastic bags as a toilet
Spain's most famous TV psychic is living in dire conditions. Aramis Fuster has told 20minutos that she has spent months without water or electricity in her rented home and is forced to use plastic bags as a toilet. The clairvoyant, known for her television appearances, says she is on the verge of collapse: "They're going to kill me. My body won't hold up through all this," she declared in tears.
The war with her landlords: can utilities be cut off?
Fuster is locked in a court dispute with the owners of the two properties she rents, one as her home and one as an office. According to her account, the landlords want the properties back and have cut off basic services to pressure her. However, the legality of such a move is doubtful: Spain's urban leasing law prohibits owners from cutting off water and electricity, even in cases of unpaid rent. The case has ended up in court.
While the courts deliberate, Fuster is surviving in precarious conditions. The situation has drawn reactions on social media, from disbelief to mockery, but behind the public persona is an elderly woman fighting to keep her home. How far will the pressure go before there is a court ruling?
Spain's most famous TV psychic is living in dire conditions. Aramis Fuster has told 20minutos that she has spent months without water or electricity in her rented home and is forced to use plastic bags as a toilet. The clairvoyant, known for her television appearances, says she is on the verge of collapse: "They're going to kill me. My body won't hold up through all this," she declared in tears.
The war with her landlords: can utilities be cut off?
Fuster is locked in a court dispute with the owners of the two properties she rents, one as her home and one as an office. According to her account, the landlords want the properties back and have cut off basic services to pressure her. However, the legality of such a move is doubtful: Spain's urban leasing law prohibits owners from cutting off water and electricity, even in cases of unpaid rent. The case has ended up in court.
While the courts deliberate, Fuster is surviving in precarious conditions. The situation has drawn reactions on social media, from disbelief to mockery, but behind the public persona is an elderly woman fighting to keep her home. How far will the pressure go before there is a court ruling?
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