TikTok livestreamer attacked filming Birmingham murder scene
Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 13 Oct, 09:28 · Archive
A TikTok livestreamer was attacked and knocked to the ground while filming a fatal stabbing scene in Sutton Coldfield.
A TikTok livestreamer was attacked and knocked to the ground on Sunday, October 11, while filming the scene of a fatal stabbing on Chester Road outside Beggars Bush pub in Sutton Coldfield. A man in his 20s had been pronounced dead hours earlier. The livestreamer had been broadcasting the scene to his 30,000-plus followers for several hours before the assault.
Footage captured on his own camera showed members of the public confronting him over his decision to film at the sensitive location. One woman was heard telling the TikToker to get the camera 'out' her face before a group rushed towards him. The livestreamer warned 'don't touch me' before falling to the floor after being assaulted.
The TikToker regularly livestreams police and ambulance incidents across Birmingham. His content has included confrontations with police officers and members of the public. In one video he was seen telling a police officer to leave, and in another he told an officer who asked him to move to a safer position that he was 'dismissed'. Other videos showed young people asking him not to record them, claiming they were under 16.
Followers of the TikToker regularly flood his comment sections with criticism, branding him 'disrespectful' and a 'ghoul'. The assault highlights tensions between content creators seeking to film breaking news and the public's expectations of respect at sensitive incidents.
How it is being reported
- TikTok livestreamer attacked while filming murder scene outside West Midlands pubHe had been livestreaming the scene of a fatal stabbing on Chester Road, Sutton Coldfield, on Sunday, before he was assaulted.Express & Star · 13 Oct, 09:15
- TikTok livestreamer attacked while filming murder scene outside West Midlands pubHe had been livestreaming the scene of a fatal stabbing on Chester Road, Sutton Coldfield, on Sunday, before he was assaulted.Birmingham World · 13 Oct, 09:15
- TikTok livestreamer attacked while filming Birmingham murder sceneHe was assaulted outside the Beggars Bush pub in Sutton Coldfield - near where a man had been stabbed to death hours earlierBirminghamLive · 12 Oct, 15:56
In this story: Chester Road, Sutton Coldfield · Beggars Bush pub · Birmingham · TikTok
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