Think the guy is Scottish but living in Barnsley article in the Chronicle today said he arrived about 5 months ago and didn't have any belongings when he moved into his house in Barnsley so it guessing he fled Scotland perhaps?
Witness protection program then, he's not just got on a train got off at Barnsley and walked straight into a council house, he's been moved to a safe house until he as to go to court and grass by the sounds of that
Landlords rent to the council, terrace houses on town end are all owned by property developers, but have council tenants in them
Am I missing something? Where does it say anything about Barnsley, witness protection, dodworth or any thing like that?