A homeless man has been reunited with his family after a woman’s random act of kindness.

The lady, known only as Bev, noticed the rough sleeper in a bus stop in Chadderton and decided to help.

She went into nearby Baguettes of Broadway sandwich shop on Wednesday and handed owner Ciaran Egan £15 to give the homeless man breakfast and hot drinks for a week.

Her kind-hearted gesture touched Ciaran and his team, and they posted the tale on Facebook. The story was shared more than 2,000 times in just a day.

In a strange twist of fate, Bev then realised she recognised the rough sleeper, and that he was in fact the brother of a former work colleague.

Ciaran says she managed to find his number and by the following morning the brother had driven from Morecambe to Chadderton and picked the homeless man up.

The Facebook post told how the story unfolded: “Today we have had a lady come into our shop and asked if it would be okay to pay £15 on a tab so that the homeless man that she has seen sleeping at the bus stop on Broadway could eat for the rest of the week.

“Obviously we accepted this and will be making him full meals all week. I don’t know this lady’s full name only that’s she’s called Bev.

“It touched my heart and thought she should have some recognition for her kindness.

“It doesn’t take much to help somebody when in need so we will be doing this at cost price so he gets more meals for the donation from Bev.

“Please can we share this post and get more people helping others that never ask for anything.”

Ciaran began receiving messages from across Greater Manchester and the rest of the globe, from as far as San Francisco and Los Angeles, all wanting to offer their support to the man and help him get back on his feet.

“People were offering to donate food and sleeping bags and clothes, someone even started a fundraising page for him.

“It was an incredible response.”

Ciaran told the M.E.N that the homeless man’s brother came and found him.

“He took him home to live with him. All this happened because of one woman – it’s so nice to see there are still good people out there.”

Bev’s money has been donated to a Manchester-based volunteers organisation Streets Ahead, which Baguettes of Broadway will be working with in the future.

Anyone wanting to support Streets Ahead can drop off donations at the cafe shop, and they will be passed on.

Are you ‘Bev’ or do you know the brothers in this story? Get in touch with the M.E.N on 0161 2112120.

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