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Good Samaritan builds young homeless couple their own £350 mobile house with insulation, fire alarm and a lock

Kind-hearted Mark Burgess now hopes to build more of the special wooden cabins for rough sleepers

A GOOD Samaritan built a mobile wooden house for a homeless couple to sleep in over Christmas.

Generous Mark Burgess, 35, from Cardiff, created a special £350 wooden cabin for a rough sleeper to stay in during the cold winter nights.

Homeless couple Sion, 34, and Sherrie, 28, have taken the cabin which was originally designed for one person
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Homeless couple Sion, 34, and Sherrie, 28, have taken the cabin which was originally designed for one personCredit: BPM Media
The amazing invention is insulated and boasts lighting, a fire alarm and a lock
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The amazing invention is insulated and boasts lighting, a fire alarm and a lockCredit: BPM Media
Mark, 35, who runs an architectural metal repair and painting firm, now wants to build more mobile cabins for rough sleepers
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Mark, 35, who runs an architectural metal repair and painting firm, now wants to build more mobile cabins for rough sleepersCredit: BPM Media

But he decided to offer the incredible gift to more than one person on Christmas Eve when he came across Sion, 34 and Sherrie, 28 and their dog Taff.

The invention, which includes lighting, a fire alarm and a lock, can be pulled like a barrow and the wheels are detachable when the owner finds a spot.

Mark, 35, who runs an architectural metal repair and painting firm, revealed he decided to help the couple because they are "scared of going to the local homeless hub because of the wrong crowd".

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Could this be the first of many shelters for homeless people? The cabin locks from inside so people can feel safe
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Could this be the first of many shelters for homeless people? The cabin locks from inside so people can feel safeCredit: BPM Media

He said the cabin features a secure lock so they can feel safe inside.

"Putting a smile on mine and their faces and giving the a key to a door of something they can call home for a little while was priceless," said Mark.

"The feedback was almost 100 per cent positive and I have many more ideas to make things easier and lighter and hopefully cheaper."

Mark is now raising cash to build more shelters using lighter materials.

He told : “I want to continue making more so that more homeless people can have a dry and safe place to stay.”

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