His outfit was shiny with some sort of liquid and he was glistening in the torchlight and he smelt really earthy.Ī man is his 30s was held on suspicion of causing a public nuisance and has since been released on bail. The man was wearing blue latex gloves and a dark bodysuit from head to toe, which was covered in mud. The 19-year-old said he was approached by the man, who 'took a step up on the pavement, arched his body and flopped to the ground, without putting his hands out to catch himself'.
It's quite gut-wrenching,' the witness said. 'It's not just about the encounter, but the effect it has in waves through the community. Officers raced to the scene and arrested a man in his 30s due to what they called similarities with previous 'alarming' incidents. See my previous post and photo of that gimp man: The Somerset (UK) gimp is BACK! : UnresolvedMysteries ()Īround 1 am, last Tuesday two men were confronted by a person wearing dark clothing and a full face covering in Cleeve in North Somerset, near where a latex-wearing weirdo has previously caused fear. One person who was targeted in July 2019 managed to get a picture of the supposed 'Gimp Man', showing him dressed in an all-black latex suit, with a mask covering his entire face. A 'Gimp Man' has been 'terrorising' sleepy villages in the West Country, Somerset, UK over the last few years.