A DESPERATE drug addict has destroyed his home bit by bit.
He started by stealing from his tenants and more than seven of them ran away.
He then stripped the rooms and sold the windows, doors, door frames, burglar bars and electrical wires.
As if that was not enough, the addict, who is in his 20s, sold all his furniture, including his bed., and he now sleeps on the floor
The man’s neighbours in Tembisa, Ekurhuleni, are now worried he will also sell the bricks as well.
Worried residents contacted Daily Sun to seek help for the man but when the SunTeam visited the man’s house, he was not home.
One resident told the People’s Paper that the man was taken to a rehabilitation centre a few days ago, but they don’t know where or who sent him there.
“We wish he could recover and not relapse,” said one resident.
According to neighbours, the man’s parents and siblings died in an accident three years ago and he was left alone.
“He has not recovered from the pain.
“We suspect he got into drugs because of what he went through,” said a neighbour.
The neighbours said the man was a good child who was still studying.
“This was a good child, but look what drugs did to him. We really need to pray and ask God to take all this evil away from us,” said a worried neighbour.
It is believed the man’s other relatives are in Limpopo. and his
Concerned neighbours said all they needed was for him to get help.
late parents died on their way from Limpopo.
“This used to be a beautiful home.We wish for Good Samaritans to come forward to help him rebuild his home,” said another neighbour.
