Moment breast cancer charity fundraiser says 'I hope you get it' after homeowner refuses

11/20/2024 07:31 AM

A WOMAN was left stunned when a charity fundraiser told her he ‘wished she got breast cancer’ after she declined to sign up for monthly donations.

The male Breast Cancer Now worker was hears saying: “I hope you get it” – in reference to the disease – on her Ring doorbell after she’d closed the door.

She chased the man down the street and confronted him but she said he “showed no remorse” and denied saying it.

The woman, whose grandmother died from breast cancer, said: “I thought it was my son coming home from school so opened it in a rush with the oven beeping at me.

“Saw it wasn’t him and politely said ‘I’m not interested thank you’ and closed the door.

“I thought I heard him say something when he left, so checked my Ring camera. He did say something – I hope you get it.”

The woman, who wishes to be anonymous, said the man came to her house in Leyland, Lancs., asking for donations on November 6.

But when she politely said she wasn’t interested and closed the door, her Ring Doorbell captured the man say she “hopes she gets the disease.”

She said: “He had the nerve to deny it and showed no remorse and said I was the one who was rude for closing the door in his face.

“Firstly, I didn’t. I quickly said ‘no thank you’ and I have to pull the door with force so it clicks shut.

“Secondly, how can anyone who works for a breast cancer charity wish breast cancer on you because they deemed you rude?”

The woman said she does not want Breast Cancer Now, to be tarnished by the man’s conduct.

She posted the incident on Facebook to make the charity aware of his behaviour and prevent him from causing any further upset to those affected by the disease.

A Breast Cancer Now spokesperson said: “The safety and wellbeing of everyone engaged with by our fundraisers is our top priority, and we take any complaints made extremely seriously.

“The details of this incident fall well below the high standards we expect from our third-party fundraisers, and we would like to offer our sincere apologies to the woman for any distress and upset caused.

“We have worked closely with Appco UK to thoroughly investigate the details of this incident and ensure that the appropriate action was swiftly taken.

“We will continue to work with our agency partners to ensure that fundraisers working on our behalf adhere to the fundraising code of conduct at all times.”