Homeless rough sleepers in Cirencester targeted after fire set to a tent behind parish church

An unknown offender sneaked into the area behind Cirencester Parish Church, where four homeless rough sleepers stayed, shortly before 10.30pm on Tuesday, February 7 and set fire to one of the three tents at the site. One tent was burnt down and another was damaged, according to Christian missionary group Cirencester Signpost, who looked after the rough sleepers after the incident.