A man battling cancer was left disgusted when a homeless couple smoked heroin at his dinner table and stole his power tools after he invited them to stay.

Richard Holt, 47, invited the pair in after meeting them in KFC on Sunday - and he even let them bring their cat.

Mr Holt, who lives with his brother who is caring for him as he fights bower cancer, was moved by what the couple had been through and insisted they come home with him.

“I was in KFC with my brother and this guy approached us and asked for a couple of quid. He said he lives in a tent on a roundabout and I said, ‘get your stuff and you can stay with me in the spare bedroom'," he told Hull Live.

“I put them up for the night, fed them and I did everything I could for them but they stole off me and left my house in a right state.

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“They smoked heroin at my table, which I wasn’t too happy about, and I was babysitting their cat all weekend. Then they went and stole tools out of my cupboard and I feel disgusted.”

Mr Holt claims they stole a £159 DeWalt drill and some razors from his cupboard - but says when he confronted them they accused him of smoking crack cocaine.

“I just don’t get it. Why steal off people that are trying to help you?” Mr Holt continued.

“I gave them a roast dinner on the Sunday, I gave them a bed, coffee and tea and they still steal off me.

“I tried to help and to be s*** on like this has disgusted me. I washed their clothes, gave them clean towels and a nice double bed – I’ve done everything I can for them.”

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Mr Holt, who was homeless himself five years ago, said the couple left the house at 10am on Sunday before returning at 11pm.

This meant he was left to look after their cat all day, with the pair eventually leaving his house on Monday morning with his power tools.

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Mr Holt, who suffers from bowel cancer and severe arthritis , says he has always been determined to help the homeless in Hull, where he lives.

Last year, he raised £609 for a hostel in the city but after the theft and drug taking he witnessed this weekend, he is now wary of letting other rough sleepers into his home.

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“I’ve gone out of my way to help these people and they’ve just s*** on me,” Mr Holt said.

“There is no way you would ever treat anyone the way I’ve been treated.

“I’ve got bowel cancer, severe arthritis, I’ve recently had a heart valve extension and three stents put in my heart. I’m severely disabled but I’ve still been prepared to help the homeless.

“Everyone feels sorry for homeless people but when you offer them a warm home they take the Michael. They gave me the sob story and I fell for it.”