I live on ROUNDABOUT with my wife in makeshift shanty town – were set on fire & beaten by thugs but we have no choice [Video]

A MAN who lives on a roundabout with his wife says they are beaten and set on fire by thugs – but said they have no choice.

Majid Sami moved into a makeshift shack on the overgrown Birmingham traffic island several years ago.

The 48-year-old moved to the UK around the start of the millennium after fleeing his home country Iran.

He had been serving in the Iranian army – but deserted to avoid “shooting innocent people”.

Majid married in 2006 and lived a “normal” life until he was jailed over an assault in 2016, the Birmingham Mail reports.

His marriage fell apart following his conviction and he ended up homeless and unable to work because of his criminal record.

He lives with his new partner on the roundabout, relying on food and money donated by locals or charities.

But Majid said the couple are sometimes left with “no other choice” but to shoplift their food.

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