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Metro
13-05-2025
- Metro
Man arrested after woman ‘body slammed' in trend spreading across London
A man has been arrested after a woman was 'body slammed' to the ground in an incel trend spreading across London. Ayla Mellek, 20, said she was left with whiplash and bruising after she was pushed to the ground by a runner last Sunday. She was walking along Mile End canal when she tried to move out of the way of the man, who was running and grunting towards at her at full speed, but he instead allegedly went straight through her. Police have since confirmed a 38-year-old man from Whitechapel has been arrested on suspicion of common assault in relation to the attack, as well as a second incident. The 20-year-old told Metro: 'After he collided with me, I heard a grunt of satisfaction come from him. 'Bear in mind, he is huge and around 6ft 4in tall. As he came towards me, I turned my body to make a gap for him to run through, but instead he ran at me at full speed and completely bodied me. 'It felt like he was trying to knock me into the canal, but the way my body was turned it meant I hit the ground instead.' Ayla was knocked face first to the ground so hard it knocked the air out of her lungs and left with her cuts down her hands and arms and whiplash across her upper body. Hoping it was an accident, Ayla decided not to report it to the police, until a couple approached her afterwards and said the attacker had knocked an elderly man into the canal just hours before hitting her. 'They saw I was crying and heard what had happened and came and told me he had actually just pushed someone into the water,' Ayla said. 'That's when I knew it wasn't an accident.' The attack on Ayla comes as Japanese trend Butsukari otoko, which translates to 'bumping man', spread across the UK. It started with men ramming into woman in busy train stations, but has since spread outside of stations into streets and, now, into other countries. More Trending The attacker 'gets off' on feeling superior to the victim, who is often left shaken and injured after the incident. After Ayla put up a post on TikTok, her comment section was flooded with women describing similar experiences. Elly Bailey 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. '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.' Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page. MORE: Tory MP Patrick Spencer charged with two sexual assaults at London's Groucho Club MORE: Man wrongly locked up for 38 years for murder he didn't do says 'he's not angry' MORE: The alarming tactics of hackers targeting major firms like M&S and Co-op
Daily Mirror
11-05-2025
- Daily Mirror
Women deliberately 'body slammed' by strangers in sick trend spreading across UK
A horror Japanese trend called 'Butsukari otoko' in which a man deliberately body slams woman in public is being reported in the UK - it's been linked to online incel communities Women have described being deliberately 'body slammed' by strangers after a cruel misogynistic trend reached the UK. So-called 'Butsukari otoko' attacks - in which a man deliberately throws his weight at a random woman in public - are said to be on the rise in Britain after first being reported in Japan. 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. In the UK, many of these incidents have been reported on public transport, though others have recalled being subjected to the attacks outside in "broad daylight". One 20-year-old woman said she had been walking along Mile End canal in East London on a "busy day" when she was suddenly slammed into by a "massive" man. She said the impact knocked her to the ground, and left her suffering from whiplash for days afterwards. Influencer Ayla Mellek said on TikTok: "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." After getting back to her feet, Ayla said she initially had wondered whether it had been an accident - but soon afterwards a couple approached her and told her they had seen the same man "push someone into the water", making it clear to her that she had been the victim of a deliberate attack She reported the incident to police, but has so far been told that no arrests have been made. Other women also shared stories of similar attacks in London in the comments section of the 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."
Metro
07-05-2025
- Metro
Women are being 'body slammed' in terrifying trend spreading across London
A 20-year-old woman was left with whiplash after she was body slammed to the ground by a 'huge' man as part of an incel trend terrifying Londoners. Ayla Guder was walking along Mile End canal with a friend when she was knocked to the ground by a runner with so much force it 'knocked the air out of her lungs' on Sunday. The marketer had tried to move out of the way of the man, who was running and grunting towards at her at full speed, but he instead went straight through her. The 20-year-old told Metro: 'After he collided with me, I heard a grunt of satisfaction come from him. 'Bear in mind, he is huge and around 6ft4 tall. As he came towards me, I turned my body to make a gap for him to run through, but instead he ran at me at full speed and completely bodied me. 'It felt like he was trying to knock me into the canal, but the way by body was turned it meant I hit the ground instead.' Ayla was knocked face first to the ground so hard it knocked the air out of her lungs, and left with her cuts down her hands and arms and whiplash across her upper body. She said she hoped it was an accident and decided not to report it to the police, until a couple approached her afterwards and revealed the attacker had knocked an elderly man into the canal just hours before hitting her. 'They saw I was crying and heard what had happened and came and told me he had actually pushed someone into the water,' Ayla said. 'That's when I knew it wasn't an accident.' Butsukari otoko is a terrifying trend which originated in Japan, and translates to 'bumping man'. It started with men ramming into woman within busy train stations, but has since spread to streets and other countries. The attacker 'gets off' on feeling superior to the victim, who is often left in pain after the incident. And attackers have admitted this is true. Daisuke Nagata said 'because it felt good' when asked why he was slamming into women in Tokyo. Email or webnews@ Working as a temporary employee at Keikyu-Kamata Station, he denied attacking six women but conceded he had done it dozens of time before without being caught. He reportedly told police: 'When I got off a train once, my arm happened to hit a woman's chest and it felt good. 'So I thought about how to do the same without being accused. 'I've done this dozen times.' After Ayla put up a post on TikTok, her comment section was flooded with women describing similar experiences. Elly Bailey 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. '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.' Moanna added: 'Happened to me on the Underground. A guy was running towards me, I turned my body to let him pass and he bumps right into me. Full force. Damaged my shoulder. No apology.' The Metropolitan Police said: 'Police are investigating an assault that took place on Sunday, 4 May at 12:30hrs. 'It is alleged a man pushed a 20-year-old woman as she walked along the canal in Mile End, Bethnal Green. 'She attended a police station the following day to report the incident. 'No arrests have been made. An investigation into the circumstances is ongoing.' Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page. MORE: Evidence from Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner's lair revealed for first time MORE: Pastor mysteriously found dead in position resembling a crucifixion MORE: Man and woman charged with murder of five-week-old baby
