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Last Sweets Way family turfed out
Disabled father and four kids thrown out of their home

THE last family living on a London estate were evicted yesterday after a day of violent clashes between bailiffs and housing activists.

Disabled dad-of-four Mostafa Aliverdipour had been in court pleading his case against Barnet Council, which had offered his family a series of “unsuitable temporary accommodation” after ousting them from Sweets Way, an estate in N20 earmarked for gentrification.

His case was dismissed by the High Court and a possession order granted to the authorities, who brought in riot police to reclaim Mr Aliverdipour’s barricaded house. 

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