A cancer sufferer yesterday (Fri) declared victory after bailiffs who turned up to evict him were forced to retreat – after 500 strangers formed a human blockade around his bungalow. Tom Crawford, 63, has been battling the bailiffs over claims he still owes £43,000 in outstanding mortgage repayments. Last July more than 300 strangers successfully stopped bailiffs from turning up at his three-bedroom home in Fearn Close, Carlton, Notts., after he begged for help on YouTube. And yesterday (Fri) - exactly six months after the first eviction attempt - bailiffs were forced to abandon plans to turf him out of his home where he has lived for 27 years.