A 69-year-old man has been forced to live on the front lawn of his $1.3million mansion for six months after his angry doctor wife kicked him out.
Sharafat Khan is homeless but sleeping just a few feet away from the front door of his lavish Seabrook, Texas, home because the mother of his two children, Shahnaz, 61, changed the locks in the midst of an ongoing domestic dispute.
He has no access to the Muslim couple's money and has been barred from using the washing facilities, even though he owns half the suburban property.
Stranded in his own yard: Sharafat Khan, 69, has been living on the front lawn of his Seabrook, Texas, mansion for six months after his wife kicked him out
Neighbors fear he could die in front of his own house as he is already very frail and can't walk very well.
Khan sleeps on the front porch wrapped in a sheet at night, or sometimes goes into the back yard, alongside his swimming pool, for privacy.
According to KPRC, he finds shade under trees during the day.
He says the pair have been fighting for six years, but only recently was he thrown out.
Residents in the suburban community have said that if they try and bring him blankets, his wife takes them away.
She has even put up signs warning people living in the community against feeding him.
Police have been called to the residence 30 times, but cannot legally force his wife to let him in.
Khan said the dispute is over his relationship with other family members. She wanted him to cut ties but he refused.
A source close to the couple's situation said Khan's wife claims she can't file for divorce because she and her husband practice Islam and strictly follow Sharia law.
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