McDonald’s security guard sacked after mopping round homeless man | UK News

A McDonald’s security guard has been sacked after footage showed him mopping the pavement where a homeless man was sitting.

The video, taken in Victoria Street in central London on Saturday night, shows the water seeping under the homeless man’s sleeping bag and duvet.

He had been sitting with the bedding outside a Nationwide bank, next door to the McDonald’s, when the guard started mopping in front of both businesses.

At one point the guard is seen kicking the bedding out of the way, as the man is heard saying ‘leave me alone’.

Another security guard attempts to stop the person filming the incident, to which he replies: ‘I’m allowed to film. That is outrageous behaviour. 

‘You have to admit that is outrageous behaviour. You’ve covered his sleeping bag! That’s wrong and you know that.’

Other bystanders can also be heard defending the homeless man.

Damon Evans, who posted the footage on X (formerly Twitter), tagged McDonald’s and asked: ‘Do you think it is acceptable for your staff to soak the sleeping bags of homeless people in the middle of winter (or any other time of the year)?

‘Disgusting behaviour. He wasn’t even outside your premises.’

McDonald’s UK initially replied on X saying: ‘Thank you for bringing this to our attention. It is not one of our employees but a third-party security guard.’

The fast food chain later posted: ‘We are shocked and saddened by this incident.

‘The third party security guards involved have been permanently removed from our restaurants and 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 ongoing work to support homelessness charities in and around the area.’

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