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Torrington resident Samantha Wilson indicates a wall in front of the space beneath her porch is where she believes rats have been hiding. Below her hand is a small pumpkin that was eaten by rats.

Sources claimed the "infestation" had been caused by "cutbacks" at the store. Footage of two huge rats running around Asda's branch in Horwich near Bolton, Lancs, last Sunday was shared with The Sun.