A TERMINAL cancer patient has been forced to install CCTV cameras after being burgled seven times.

Ian Carr said he no longer feels safe in his home – especially as he was refused a security fence by council housing services.

The 49-year-old claimed he was vulnerable to attack because of its easy entrance and over-exposure.

“It’s just unbelievable, it doesn’t feel like my home anymore,” he said.

“I had to spend the money on the CCTV because I just do not want anyone to burgle me again but this way at least if they do they’ll be caught on camera.

“I really do not want to move again, I just want to make it harder for them to get into the property.

Ian was first burgled in 1998 at his Nottingham City Homes property in Top Valley.

Following five more burglaries, he was eventually moved to a three-bedroom house in Mapperley Park.

But he was then was forced to move to a new bungalow in Whitemoor last year after he was diagnosed with terminal cancer, which left him disabled and no longer able to use the stairs.

Now, Ian has been burgled again and believes it is because his property is completely exposed at the back meaning people can see inside the house and check what is worth taking.

“I think it does look vulnerable at the moment and that is a big part of the problem,” he said.