On Tuesday, a mud-covered man wearing blue latex gloves and a dark bodysuit from head to toe was detained for creating a public disturbance.
A 19-year-old witness who requested anonymity detailed his “strange” encounter with a man in a “gimp costume” in the southwest English village of Cleeve in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
According to him, he initially believed the man was intoxicated based on his movements. The man was “unpredictable, collapsing to the floor, writhing, and groaning,” according to a BBC News report by a teenager.
According to BBC News, the youngster said the man approached him and his companion, then “took a step up on the sidewalk, arched his body, and flopped to the ground without putting his hands out to stop himself.”
“I don’t want this individual to be perceived as a bogeyman, but this sort of stuff, the possibility that he could be anywhere… It indirectly induces terror, “The adolescent told BBC News.
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October 28, 2022The man, said to be in his 30s, has been released on bail under the conditions that he must remain at home between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. and present to a police officer on request, BBC News said.
Avon and Somerset Police issued the following statement: “No one was physically injured during any of these instances, but we are aware that they have created alarm in the local community, and we are determined to discover the person or persons involved and bring them to justice.”
The current sighting was not a one-time occurrence. The Times reported that since 2019, more than 16 reports of a similar sort have been submitted.
Kiera Elston, a teaching assistant, told the newspaper about her June meeting with c.
She stated, “It was the most horrific experience ever.” “I had a mental vision of him approaching me while staring. I shudder to consider what would have transpired if I had been on my own.”
Another victim told The Times that the man approached her while “touching his groin, grunting, and heavily breathing.”
The Times also said that an image of the perpetrator was captured in 2019. Two males were arrested that year on suspicion of indecent exposure, but no one was charged.
Avon and Somerset Police stated that they were “keeping an open mind on the man’s intentions and whether this incident is connected to others.”