McDonald's security guard soaks homeless man's sleeping bag

A McDonald's security guard mopping a street in London soaked the ground where a homeless man was sitting.

A worker was filmed kicking the man's belongings away as he cleaned the floor outside the fast food restaurant on Victoria Street on Saturday.

In the footage, the security guard gestured to the homeless man to move further down the street.

A McDonald's spokesperson said the firm has "permanently removed" the "third party security guards involved".

Footage of the incident posted on social media showed the security guard soaking the pavement where the man had been sitting with his sleeping bag outside a Nationwide bank branch, next door to the McDonald's.

In the video, the rough sleeper said "leave me alone" before one security guard kicked his blanket out of the way and splashed more water along the pavement.

'Outrageous behaviour'

Another security guard attempted to prevent a bystander from filming.

Damon Evans, who filmed the incident, could be heard telling the security guard "you're covering his sleeping bag" and he and other witnesses described the situation as "outrageous behaviour" and called it "disgusting" and "bang out of order".

A spokesperson for McDonald's said they were "shocked and saddened by this incident".

They added: "The restaurant team has been reminded of the importance of treating all people with respect including vulnerable people both in the restaurant and within the wider community.

"We would like to wholeheartedly apologise to the gentleman in the video and will work with the council to locate him and make amends, as part of our continued support for homelessness charities and organisations across London."

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