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Student Toff Burns £20 In Front Of Homeless Man

A Cambridge student has been filmed taunting a homeless man by burning a a £20 note in front of him. The young toff was on the booze, prowling the streets of the ancient university city of Cambridge on the River Cam in eastern England, when he happened across a homeless man freezing in the cold of winter who was asking for a handout. The 18-year-old member of the Cambridge University Conservative Association pulled out a £20 note from his pocket, then pulled it back, taunting the homeless man sheltered in a doorway by saying “Here’s some change I’ve turned it into flames.“ Cambridge News reports: The shocking footage shows the Pembroke College student dressed smartly in bow tie and tails using a cigarette lighter to burn the cash. It is alleged the video, which has been shared on Snapchat, was filmed in the early hours of February 2. During filming, the person recording the student’s actions turns to capture a homeless person in shot. The students says “some homeless shelter” and the video ends. The Cambridge University Conservative Association (CUCA) has named the student as Ronald Coyne, their communications officer, and said it has now expelled him from the group. [...]

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