Beggar hits back at drunks who hurl abuse - with defiant response

Mihaela Măncilă

A homeless man, who ended up on the streets after a family tragedy, has hit back at some "bad" people who cruelly bombarded him with verbal abuse. Mark Madsen, 40, has slept rough for around four months and begs for money to pay for food. The ex-mechanic and factory worker said he became homeless after his aunt, who he was living with, sadly died of cancer . Mark, from Acomb, York, revealed most members of the public are kind and understanding but shared what time of the week he often faces