'Enough is enough': Charity calls out two heartless women who stole food and drinks meant for homeless people

  • BK 2 Basics Melbourne support people less fortunate within local communities
  • Footage emerged of a woman taking bulk amounts of water as well as soft drink
  • Reaction to the video on social media was understandably severe and scathing

Footage of two women caught stealing items allocated for the homeless has horrified thousands of people on social media.

Melbourne charity group BK 2 Basics took to Facebook to share footage showing two women helping themselves to bulk amounts of bottled water and soft drink.

The charity, which supplies food and other items for people living on the streets or those struggling financially, asked the women to return the goods.  

The women (pictured) soon began filling multiple shopping bags to capacity

The women (pictured) soon began filling multiple shopping bags to capacity

Surveillance then showed the women (pictured) filling a waiting car with multiple shopping bags of goods 

Surveillance then showed the women (pictured) filling a waiting car with multiple shopping bags of goods 

The clip has been had over 80,000 views and shared 857 times as of Friday afternoon.

'We dislike greed. And all you see in this video is greed. Not only three boxes of water but half a box of fanta that had just been dropped off from ozharvest,' an accompanying message with the video read.

'We would not walk into your home and open boxes, its like going to the bathroom, washing our hands and then going through your bathroom cupboards.

'I never thought we would have to resort to this, but enough is enough.'

Reaction to the video, uploaded on Wednesday, was scathing.

Some called for both women to be named and shamed, while another labelled them 'greedy and disgraceful.'

A third Facebook user said she 'hopes the pair are caught.' 

One Facebook user labelled the ladies 'greedy and disgraceful'

One Facebook user labelled the ladies 'greedy and disgraceful'

Another said she 'hopes they are caught' 

Another said she 'hopes they are caught' 

Bk 2 Basics Melbourne are a charity who look to help people less fortunate within  communities.

According to their website, they supply clothes, shoes, blankets, toiletries, drink bottles, coats, medical packs, shaving packs to the needy. 
 

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Melbourne charity calls out women who stole food and drinks meant for the homeless

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