Mr Brown’s partner is expecting a baby (Picture: East News)

In 2013, plasterer Terry Brown was accused of rape.

A year later, his accuser, Lisa-Jayne Samuels, admitted to fabricating the whole story and was sentenced to 20 months in prison.

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And the saga should have ended there.

Instead, Mr Brown lives in a tent, is abused daily and has rocks thrown at him and his partner.


The 34-year-old says that since the 2014 court case he has struggled to find work, and he and pregnant partner Tracey Choularton have had to live rough in Essex.

Mr Brown and his wife live in a tent in Essex (Picture: Cascade News)

The Rape Allegation Mother-of-four Lisa-Jayne Samuels, 29, claimed a man had spiked her drink and attacked her. She had police draw an e-fit to back up her claims and then picked Terry Brown out of a police ID parade. Following the allegation, Mr Brown was attacked and his pregnant partner lost her baby. Samuels later admitted that she invented the allegation because she wanted her mother to feel sorry for her. Samuels own layer described her actions as ‘loathsome’.

‘I can’t go to the shops without someone calling me a rapist,’ he says.

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‘Because I don’t work and can’t get housed we are forced to live in a tent, which is always getting destroyed. Rocks were thrown at us last month.’



Mr Brown says he started to self-harm and has had suicidal thoughts.

‘I worry for my beautiful partner and our unborn baby,’ he says.

Samuels own lawyer called her actions ‘loathsome’ (Picture: Cascade)

Estranged from family, friends, and his two children from previous relationships, Mr Brown says he picks fresh food from supermarket skips so he and his wife have enough to eat throughout the day.

Last year, he was beaten by a group of masked men.

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Now he and his partner are pleading with Basildon Council to help them find a safe home.

‘Homelessness organisation St Mungo’s have been assisting the couple to look for housing solutions,’ the council said.

‘Following Basildon Council receiving notification today that they are expecting a child, the council will be looking into options to resolve their homelessness.’

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