A SEVERELY disabled Trowbridge man who is being repeatedly mocked and terrorised by young children in his own home is now desperate to move out.

Byron Laver was born with an undiagnosed muscle wasting condition that eventually confined him to a wheelchair when he was nine.

Since then he has had 18 spinal rods fitted to his back and in 2009 when he contracted mysthenia gravis, an autoimmune neuromuscular disease, he was brought back to life twice because he became susceptible to choking.

The 27-year-old - who has lived on his own in a Shearman Street bungalow since 2012, when he was in better health - says, however, that life is even harder now because for months he has been tormented by a group of children, aged just seven to 12.

On August 7, the police were called after the youngsters ripped off his letterbox and damaged his front door because they were angered at getting no response when they called to retrieve a ball thrown into his garden.

Byron, who is unable to help them because of his disability, feels items are often deliberately thrown over his fence so they can taunt him.

His mother Janice, who cares for Byron almost daily, is waiting to hear from Wiltshire Council after she applied for a grant to convert her home to Byron’s needs so he can live with her again.

“I want this hellish nightmare to end. I am in agony at times. But having to deal with these children who laugh at me for my condition is even worse,” said Byron, who also has a speech impediment.

“Last week at night time they wanted to get a football from my garden, so they were banging away at the door and they ended up ripping the letter box off. I was so scared because I cannot do anything.

“It’s happened for years from different children too.

“My mum has told these kids to be respectful but they aren’t.

“I want to move out of here as soon as possible. This has gone on for too long.”

“Byron needs to leave this place because he has been through hell,” said Ms Laver, who lives with her other son Jordan, 18, in Clarence Road.

“The grant will be used to convert the dining room into a wetroom, the lounge into a bedroom, the garage into a lounge for me, an easy to use kitchen, ramps and to widen the doors. I am not happy with the delay.”

A Wiltshire Council spokesman said: “This will cost £47,000. The Mandatory Disabled Facilities Grant covers £30,000.

“We’re exploring ways with the applicant and the Aster Group in which the full amount can be met.”