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A man who was filmed chucking kebab meat and chips into a homeless man's face has offered his side of the story.

Adam Thorpe had been out with friends in Derby city centre when he stopped by Sarry's takeaway at around 2am on Sunday.

The 29-year-old claims that he spotted a man, who he did not believe was homeless at the time, asking passersby for spare change.

The Derby man claimed he offered the homeless person £10 in return for throwing food at him.

Footage of the incident caused outrage.

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(Image: Derbyshire Live WS)

He told Derbyshire Live: "What I did was bang out of order.

"I know that, but I don't deserve the abuse I'm getting online. I'm no angel by any means, but I'm not someone who buys food just to throw at homeless people."

"If I find him or if he comes forward, I will go into my savings and buy him whatever he wants.

"I've had so many people try to point me out, but I don't care about them.

"All I care about is finding the guy I did it to. It's between me and him.

"What everyone is saying online, making stuff up about me, is wrong."

(Image: Derbyshire Live WS)

(Image: Derbyshire Live WS)

Mr Thorpe was recorded throwing his takeaway box, full of kebab meat and chips, into the man's face.

But now he said he wanted to apologise for what he had done and stated he also went out to look for the man the next day.

He said: "I felt so bad for what I did afterwards and I spent ages the next day and the day after trying to find him to say I was sorry.

"I looked all around the centre of Derby trying to find him, but I couldn't. If I thought that he was homeless, I never would have done it. I wish I could take it back."

Mr Thorpe said that ever since the video was published, he has been receiving threats from people online.

He claims that he did not know if the homeless man received the £10.

After the incident, Mr Thorpe said that the homeless man just "stood around and said nothing" before he and his friends walked off from the scene.

(Image: Derbyshire Live WS)

The original video, which has since been removed, was shared almost 1,000 times and viewed almost 100,000 times on Facebook.

Since Derbyshire Live published the original story, it has been shared hundreds of times.

The man who recorded the scene, who wished not to be identified, has also apologised and said that he regrets filming it.

He said: "I was out in the town and I'll be honest, I had a few drinks when someone came up to me and asked me to start recording.

"I didn't know what he was going to do.

"What happened happened and I'll admit I did laugh, but now I wish I didn't."