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A young man rushed to buy a homeless woman a pair of shoes after seeing her hobbling around barefoot in a city centre.

The Good Samaritan spotted the woman in Belgrade and quickly decided to rush off and buy her something to keep her feet warm.

But as he returned to the same spot, she was getting on a bus.

The lad rushed over and boarded the bus too, where he handed over the trainers and some food he had also bought her.

Another bus passenger spotted the man offering the woman the trainers, and started filming his extraordinary display of geneorsity.

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The young man, whose name is not mentioned, is shown putting the trainers on the woman's feet and then handing over the bag with food.

The kind gesture clearly delighted the young woman, who gave him a hug to say thank you.

The video of the gesture quickly went viral when it was posted online with many people complimenting the man for his kind heart.

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Others who claim to have seen the Serbian woman before were convinced the woman was a fraudster, saying that although she had apparently been walking with difficulty they had also seen her walking normally and that she went barefoot in order to get more donations from people.

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But many pointed out that whether she was a con artist or not, it did not undermine the young man’s selfless act.