A disabled mugging victim who was given £330,000 after he was attacked while taking out his bins is set to lose £60,000 of the total money raised for him in his fifth move since the incident.
Diminutive Alan Barnes, who broke his collar bone when he was pushed over by Richard Gattis in 2015, is looking for a buyer for his new-build property in Low Fell, Gateshead.
The 71-year-old bought the home for £249,950 in October 2017, but had designs on moving just one month into 2018. Now he has put his swanky new property, which overlooks Saltwell Park lake, up for sale for just £230,000.
Disabled mugging victim Alan Barnes, who is set to move house, pictured at his current home in Gateshead
Mr Barnes, 71, broke his collar bone when he was pushed over by Richard Gattis in 2015 (pictured: Mr Barnes in his current kitchen)
The pensioner has been on the move ever since beautician Katie Cutler, 23, was so touched by his plight she set up a GoFundMe page to help him find somewhere else to live. He had been attacked right outside his bungalow while putting out his bins.
But devout Christian Mr Barnes has never been able to settle and has moved house frequently over the years, making a loss with each sale.
Despite previously insisting this house would be his last, Mr Barnes said: 'Moving is just part of who I am, I don't like how long I have to walk to the shops, especially when it's raining. I don't like getting wet.
'I would like a bungalow but I haven't found anything suitable yet.
Devout Christian Mr Barnes has never been able to settle and has moved house frequently over the years, making a loss with each sale (pictured: The original rented property where Alan Barnes lived before he was attacked)
