"this guy ran at me at full force and body slammed me"
A woman recalled being left on the ground after a horrific ‘body slam’ attack from a random man. It is believed to be an incel-inspired trend as other victims have shared their experience.
First reported in Japan, so-called ‘Butsukari Otoko’ attacks involve men deliberately throwing their weight at a random woman in public.
The shocking incidents, which often leave victims injured and severely shaken, are believed to have originated among ‘incels’ in the country – an online community of men who hold hateful and often violent misogynistic views about the opposite sex.
‘Body slamming’ now appears to have made its way to the UK.
Many of the incidents have been reported on public transport, though others have recalled being subjected to the attacks outside in “broad daylight”.
Twenty-year-old Ayla Mellek was knocked to the ground when she was slammed into by a “massive” man along Mile End canal in East London.
In a TikTok video, she explained: “There were cyclists, runners, just people walking, mothers with prams, it was bustling, people with dogs.
“I’m walking with my friend and there’s this guy running towards me.
“He’s massive, double my height, six foot four, he had muscles all over his shoulders and he was dressed in blue and he was running.
“He literally was just somebody who was running along the canal – a lot of people jog – and we were walking.
“He’s grunting, and I can hear he’s grunting as he’s getting closer to me, deep, deep grunting and growling.
“So I twist my body so he can get past me because it is a bit crowded. There was a gap for him to get past me, but instead of going in this gap, this guy ran at me at full force and body slammed me to the ground.
“With so much force, this guy slammed me in the chest. I twisted in the air and landed face down on the floor.”
Ayla initially thought it could have been an accident. But a couple nearby told her the same man had earlier “pushed someone into the water”.
@aylamellek Happened at Mile End Canal, please watch out… #eastlondon #assulted #attacked #madman #fyp #crime #canal #mental ? original sound – Ayla x
She reported the incident to the police, but no arrests have been made.
Ayla added that she was left with whiplash for days after the incident.
Other women posted similar experiences in the comments on Ayla’s video.
One wrote: “This happened to me outside of Old Street Station a few months ago!
“I was waiting to cross the road and a man running body slammed me so hard I got knocked over backwards onto the concrete.”
Another said: “As well as cutting my elbow, hitting my head, bruising my hands and wrists, my camera that was in my bag broke from the impact and I had to pay to get it fixed.”
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