WHEN a homeless man had his one and only bag of possessions stolen by heartless yobs in Andover, he thought he would be spending the night cold and hungry.

But one kind-hearted young couple decided to go the extra mile, rushing to his aid and providing him with warm clothing, sleeping equipment and a freshly cooked Domino’s pizza.

The good Samaritan act took place on Saturday night after pregnant carer Charlene Dance and her fiancé Daniel Evans, who live in Knoll Court, had ordered a weekend takeaway treat.

As the couple went to collect their pizza, Mr Evans, who works at Andover Nursing Home, noticed a woman assisting a man who appeared to have been mugged.

The 24-year-old ran over to see what had happened and was told that two youngsters had stolen the homeless man’s bag from outside Mecca Bingo and were running away towards Weyhill Road.

Although unable to catch the thieves, the caring couple, who are expecting their first child in June, instead offered the man their recently-delivered pizza.

Mr Evans said: “I asked the man what had happened and he pointed to the two youths running away with his bag.

“I felt really bad because he was blaming himself for putting his bag down and he said it had all of his belongings in it, so he had nothing else.

“I wanted to chase after them but I was in my slippers at the time so I went back in and told Charlene and we decided to take him one of the pizzas.”

However their generosity did not stop there. Much to the shock of the man, the couple also offered to provide him with £100 worth of warm clothing and a spare sleeping bag.

Miss Dance, 25, who works in the same care home as her fiancé, said: “He was shocked but really grateful. He kept saying he would give them back, but we told him not to worry.

“He was really good about it though. We whinge about all the small things in life but he goes through things like this every day and still remains positive.”