Heartless Tory Toff Burns £20 Note To Taunt Homeless Man

A homeless man was the victim of a nasty Cambridge University student who burned money to mock those sleeping rough. Student Ronald Coyne, of Pembroke College, sparked outrage across the country after being filmed burning a £20 note in front of a rough sleeper who asked him for help.

The homeless man, Ryan Davies, a 31-year-old unemployed crane operator, was in Bridge Street, Cambridge, when he was taunted by the student. He said Mr. Coyne told him: “I’ll give you some change. I’ve changed it into fire” before posting the footage on Snapchat.

Mr. Davies, who has been on the streets for three months, told Cambridge News: “There were some people going past and I was asking them for spare change. I’m homeless. I asked one man for spare change. I was polite about it as I always am.”

“He says ‘let’s see what I’ve got’ and pulls out a £20 note and went to pass it to me. I couldn’t believe my luck. But then he pulled it back and lit it and said ‘I’ll give you some change, I’ve changed it into fire.’”

“It was absolutely disgusting. It was horrible. Just plain nasty. I suppose it’s better than getting punched and kicked or even spat on because that has happened before.” Other rough sleepers have also told of their disgust.

Since the story went viral a petition has been launched to “Remove Ronald Coyne from Cambridge University”. More than 3,000 people have signed the online petition after the footage revealed Mr. Coyne using a cigarette lighter to burn the money. The reasons for signing the petition are cited as: “Utterly disgusting behaviour should be punished.” “Not only removed from the University, but be made to work voluntarily for 200 hours in a homeless shelter.”

The Cambridge University Conservative Association (CUCA) said Ronald Coyne, their communications officer, has now been expelled from the group.

A Cambridge University spokesperson said: “The university is committed to respecting the rights and dignity of all members of our community. We expect our students to treat others with respect, courtesy and consideration at all times, and the university takes allegations of unacceptable behaviour very seriously. We do not comment on individual cases.”

It would seem that Ronald Coyne displayed all the attributes that will make him a perfect Conservative politician.