4 Feb, 2020 @ 19:10
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‘REWARD HIM!’: Homeless man praised after handing in handbag containing €1,500 to police in Spain

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A HOMELESS man has been praised after taking a handbag he found containing €1,500 to the police. 

The unnamed 51-year-old found the bag on Saturday night in the busy Plaza de la Constitucion in Vigo, Galicia.

According to Policia Nacional, the bag’s owner had just been paid while their wallet, various documents and other personal items were also feared lost.

Luckily, the homeless man, who police said had ‘no financial resources’ or a roof over his head, took the bag to the police station.

Social media users have praised the unsung hero online, saying that he should have been rewarded.

“I hope he received some good payment and not just thanks!” one wrote.

Others said the owner of the bag was lucky that someone homeless found it.

“They were lucky someone homeless found the bag,” one said, “if it had been a politician they would have lost their money.”

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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