- A Belgian prankster was arrested earlier this month for an alleged YouTube stunt, prosecutors said.
- He dumped buckets containing various substances, including feces, onto subway passengers.
- The person in question, identified by Politico as Yanike, has since confessed.
A Belgian man was arrested earlier this month after being filmed dumping buckets of various substances, including feces, onto unsuspecting subway passengers as part of a multi-series of pranks on YouTube.
According to a press release provided to Business Insider by the Brussels public prosecutor’s office, the man, identified as “YD,” robbed passengers by mixing “various” substances, including paint, excrement and food, in buckets and throwing them at passengers. It is said that Get as many likes as possible on social media.
According to the release, YD was intercepted by police on January 2 and confessed. He was arrested the next day and charged with assault and battery, criminal damage to property by use of force, and criminal damage to property.
The man was later identified by Politico and the Brussels Times as Yanike. His YouTube has around 300 subscribers and there are still some videos of his stunts published. Yanike did not immediately respond to Business Insider’s request for comment.
according to Instagram profile Regarding him, Yanike states that he is 22 years old. He has only posted 16 of his YouTube videos so far. Some dishes have the title “Surprise du Chef,” which means “Chef’s Surprise.”
In his most popular video, “Chef’s Surprise (6)” — posted on Nov. 28 and has been viewed 34,000 times — Janike fills an empty paint bucket with oil, beer, water, dog poop, and leaves (according to the video’s caption) and then gives it to a train passenger. It seems like it’s pouring into it. .
Prosecutors said in a statement that traces of the incident can be traced in about seven videos of the creator.
Politico reported this, citing local newspaper reports. Sudinfo, reported that the victim filed a complaint in November regarding the incident, which took place in the Brussels suburb of Audergem. According to Politico, a complaint was also lodged by Brussels’ local transport operator STIB.