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Happy Slapping is a type of violent crime often committed by "Hoodie Gangs" - it involves beating people up (sometimes fatally) while filming the event on mobile phones, often these are then distributed via websites to other thugs and is a non-lethal variation of the disturbing psychological condition often labelled "thrill killing".

Happy Slapping is a type of violent crime often committed by "Hoodie Gangs" - it involves beating people up (sometimes fatally) while filming the event on mobile phones, often these are then distributed via websites to other thugs and is a non-lethal variation of the disturbing psychological condition often labelled "thrill killing". But they may also be sent to victims as a form of threatening and cyber-bullying.

==Notable incidents==

* [[United Kingdom]]: On 9 May 2005, a 16-year-old [[Plant Hill Arts College]] student was beaten up and left unconscious in a vicious "happy slapping" attack in [[Blackley]]. Footage of the attack was circulated on students' phones.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/4563419.stm |title=Mother rages at 'slap attackers' |work=[[BBC News]] |date=2005-05-19 |accessdate=2007-05-23 }}</ref>

* United Kingdom, 18 June 2005: Police arrested three 14-year-old boys for the suspected rape of an 11-year-old girl who attended their school in [[Stoke Newington]], London. Authorities were alerted when school staff saw footage from the students' phones.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article534788.ece |title=Girl's rape 'filmed by teenagers on mobile' |work=The Times |date=2005-06-18 |accessdate=2007-05-23 | location=London | first=Tosin | last=Sulaiman}}</ref>

* United Kingdom, 7 December 2005: Singer [[Mylene Klass]] was happy-slapped in [[Bermondsey]], [[South London]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2005/12/08/myleene-s-happy-slap-hell-115875-16459157/ |title=Myleene's Happy Slap Hell |work=The Mirror |date=2005-12-08 |accessdate=2010-07-06 | location=London | first=Cameron | last=Robertson}}</ref>

* United Kingdom, December 2005: A 15-year-old-girl, Chelsea O'Mahoney (her name was initially withheld, although this decision was reversed during sentencing)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/4637382.stm |title=Youths jailed for barman killing |work=BBC News |date=2007-01-23 |accessdate=2007-05-23 }}</ref> and her co-defendants Reece Sargeant, 21, Darren Case, 18, and David Blenman, 17, were all found guilty of the manslaughter of [[David Morley (barman)|David Morley]] near [[Waterloo Station]], in [[London]]. Barry Lee, 20, and another 17-year-old were cleared of all charges. According to press reports, "The 15-year-old girl had told Morley that she was making a [[Documentary film|documentary]] about 'happy slapping' before her gang of friends kicked him to death."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4410462.stm |title=Feral pack who thrived on violence |work=BBC News |last=Summers |first=Chris |date=2005-12-14 |accessdate=2007-05-23 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-13497289,00.html |title=Jail For Happy Slap Killers |work=[[Sky News]] |date=2006-01-23 |accessdate=2007-05-23 }}</ref>

*[[Denmark]], 10 May 2006: Two men aged 17 and 19 attacked a woman in [[Copenhagen]]; one kicked the victim while the other filmed the incident using a mobile phone. Two plain clothes police officers saw the incident, and the assailants were immediately arrested and the mobile phone confiscated.<ref>"[http://jp.dk/arkiv/?id=158347&eceExpr=m%E6nd%20sparkede%20tilf%E6ldig&eceArchive=o Mænd sparkede tilfældig, mens politiet så det]", ''Jyllands-Posten'', May 11, 2006</ref>

*[[Sweden]], 1 September 2006: After a 16-year-old boy happy-slapped and hospitalised a 15-year-old Balkan boy in the city of [[Örebro]], the victim's 17-year-old sister stabbed and killed the assailant with a hunting knife and claimed self-defence. The happy-slapping was filmed and distributed online.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.turunsanomat.fi/ulkomaat/?ts=1,3:1003:0:0,4:3:0:1:2006-09-05,104:3:402952,1:0:0:0:0:0: |title=Isosisko pisti kuoliaaksi pikkuveljensä hakkaajan Örebrossa |language=Finnish |work=[[Turun Sanomat]] |date=2006-09-05 |accessdate=2007-05-23 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070930192345/http://www.turunsanomat.fi/ulkomaat/?ts=1,3:1003:0:0,4:3:0:1:2006-09-05,104:3:402952,1:0:0:0:0:0: |archivedate = September 30, 2007}}</ref>

*[[Australia]], 23 October 2006: Police in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] launched an investigation into the production and distribution of a DVD entitled; [[Cunt: The Movie]] featuring footage of several youths sexually assaulting a girl and setting her hair on fire. DVD copies were allegedly sold at the Werribee Secondary College for $10.<ref>{{cite news |work=[[The Age]] |url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2006/10/27/1161749297302.html |title=DVD school in despair |date=2006-10-27 |accessdate=2007-05-23 | location=Melbourne}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |work=The Age |url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2007/03/08/1173166839072.html |title=Teens face DVD porn charges |date=2007-03-08 |accessdate=2007-05-23 | location=Melbourne}}</ref>

*United Kingdom, 26 January 2007: Andrew Elvin, 17, was jailed for a minimum of 12 years for the murder of Luke Salisbury, who died three days after being attacked by Elvin on 2 March 2006. Caine Hallett, 18, was sentenced to five years for manslaughter for the same incident, while Danielle Reeves, 18, faced a retrial in May 2007 for manslaughter.<ref>{{cite news |work=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/southern_counties/6303599.stm |title=Life for 'happy slap' murder boy |date=2007-01-26 |accessdate=2007-05-23 }}</ref>

*United Kingdom, 14 February 2007: Eight youths set upon a 31 year-old man in [[Brighton]], who turned out to be an amateur boxer. Two of the youths were hospitalised by the intended victim and four were arrested for causing an [[affray]].<ref>{{cite news |work=[[The Argus (Brighton)|The Argus]] |url=http://www.theargus.co.uk/search/display.var.1191429.0.six_teens_bailed_in_happy_slap_inquiry.php |title=Six teens bailed in 'happy slap' inquiry |date=2007-02-14 |accessdate=2007-05-23 }}</ref>

*United Kingdom, July 2007: Anthony Anderson, 27, of [[Hartlepool]], urinated on a dying woman while a friend made a video of the incident. He is reported to have yelled "This is [[YouTube]] material!" <ref>USA Today: [http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2007/09/man-urinates-on.html Man urinates on dying woman, declaring it "YouTube material"]</ref>

*United Kingdom, November 2007: [[Emily Nakanda]], 15, a contestant in the TV show ''[[The X Factor (UK)|The X Factor]]'', withdrew from the competition after a happy slapping video in which Nakanda allegedly attacks a teenage girl was discovered on the internet.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7075263.stm|title=X Factor Emily pulls out of show |publisher=[[BBC News]]|date=2 November 2007|accessdate=2007-11-02}}</ref>

*United Kingdom, February 2008: A 15-year-old girl admitted filming the death of Gavin Waterhouse, 29, in a "happy slapping" attack which ruptured his spleen, She was sentenced to two years detention. The judge stated that the courts had to make an example of such youths.

*United Kingdom, May 2008: A teenage girl fell to her death from an attic window while trying to escape a "happy slapping" girl gang

*United Kingdom, August 2009: Ekram Haque, a retired care worker was assaulted and killed by two teens as he left his house of worship.

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-Happy Slapping is a type of violent crime often committed by "Hoodie Gangs" - it involves beating people up (sometimes fatally) while filming the event on mobile phones, often these are then distributed via websites to other thugs and is a non-lethal variation of the disturbing psychological condition often labelled "thrill killing".
+Happy Slapping is a type of violent crime often committed by "Hoodie Gangs" - it involves beating people up (sometimes fatally) while filming the event on mobile phones, often these are then distributed via websites to other thugs and is a non-lethal variation of the disturbing psychological condition often labelled "thrill killing". But they may also be sent to victims as a form of threatening and cyber-bullying.
+==Notable incidents==
+* [[United Kingdom]]: On 9 May 2005, a 16-year-old [[Plant Hill Arts College]] student was beaten up and left unconscious in a vicious "happy slapping" attack in [[Blackley]]. Footage of the attack was circulated on students' phones.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/4563419.stm |title=Mother rages at 'slap attackers' |work=[[BBC News]] |date=2005-05-19 |accessdate=2007-05-23 }}</ref>
+* United Kingdom, 18 June 2005: Police arrested three 14-year-old boys for the suspected rape of an 11-year-old girl who attended their school in [[Stoke Newington]], London. Authorities were alerted when school staff saw footage from the students' phones.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article534788.ece |title=Girl's rape 'filmed by teenagers on mobile' |work=The Times |date=2005-06-18 |accessdate=2007-05-23  | location=London | first=Tosin | last=Sulaiman}}</ref>
+* United Kingdom, 7 December 2005: Singer [[Mylene Klass]] was happy-slapped in [[Bermondsey]], [[South London]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2005/12/08/myleene-s-happy-slap-hell-115875-16459157/ |title=Myleene's Happy Slap Hell |work=The Mirror |date=2005-12-08 |accessdate=2010-07-06  | location=London | first=Cameron | last=Robertson}}</ref>
+* United Kingdom, December 2005: A 15-year-old-girl, Chelsea O'Mahoney (her name was initially withheld, although this decision was reversed during sentencing)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/4637382.stm |title=Youths jailed for barman killing |work=BBC News |date=2007-01-23 |accessdate=2007-05-23 }}</ref> and her co-defendants Reece Sargeant, 21, Darren Case, 18, and David Blenman, 17, were all found guilty of the manslaughter of [[David Morley (barman)|David Morley]] near [[Waterloo Station]], in [[London]]. Barry Lee, 20, and another 17-year-old were cleared of all charges. According to press reports, "The 15-year-old girl had told Morley that she was making a [[Documentary film|documentary]] about 'happy slapping' before her gang of friends kicked him to death."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4410462.stm |title=Feral pack who thrived on violence |work=BBC News |last=Summers |first=Chris |date=2005-12-14 |accessdate=2007-05-23 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-13497289,00.html |title=Jail For Happy Slap Killers |work=[[Sky News]] |date=2006-01-23 |accessdate=2007-05-23 }}</ref>
+*[[Denmark]], 10 May 2006: Two men aged 17 and 19 attacked a woman in [[Copenhagen]]; one kicked the victim while the other filmed the incident using a mobile phone. Two plain clothes police officers saw the incident, and the assailants were immediately arrested and the mobile phone confiscated.<ref>"[http://jp.dk/arkiv/?id=158347&eceExpr=m%E6nd%20sparkede%20tilf%E6ldig&eceArchive=o Mænd sparkede tilfældig, mens politiet så det]", ''Jyllands-Posten'', May 11, 2006</ref> <!-- dead link; unable to find it in the archives or Wayback Machine -->
+*[[Sweden]], 1 September 2006: After a 16-year-old boy happy-slapped and hospitalised a 15-year-old Balkan boy in the city of [[Örebro]], the victim's 17-year-old sister stabbed and killed the assailant with a hunting knife and claimed self-defence. The happy-slapping was filmed and distributed online.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.turunsanomat.fi/ulkomaat/?ts=1,3:1003:0:0,4:3:0:1:2006-09-05,104:3:402952,1:0:0:0:0:0: |title=Isosisko pisti kuoliaaksi pikkuveljensä hakkaajan Örebrossa |language=Finnish |work=[[Turun Sanomat]] |date=2006-09-05 |accessdate=2007-05-23 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070930192345/http://www.turunsanomat.fi/ulkomaat/?ts=1,3:1003:0:0,4:3:0:1:2006-09-05,104:3:402952,1:0:0:0:0:0: |archivedate = September 30, 2007}}</ref>
+*[[Australia]], 23 October 2006: Police in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] launched an investigation into the production and distribution of a DVD entitled; [[Cunt: The Movie]] featuring footage of several youths sexually assaulting a girl and setting her hair on fire. DVD copies were allegedly sold at the Werribee Secondary College for $10.<ref>{{cite news |work=[[The Age]] |url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2006/10/27/1161749297302.html |title=DVD school in despair |date=2006-10-27 |accessdate=2007-05-23 | location=Melbourne}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |work=The Age |url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2007/03/08/1173166839072.html |title=Teens face DVD porn charges |date=2007-03-08 |accessdate=2007-05-23 | location=Melbourne}}</ref>
+*United Kingdom, 26 January 2007: Andrew Elvin, 17, was jailed for a minimum of 12 years for the murder of Luke Salisbury, who died three days after being attacked by Elvin on 2 March 2006. Caine Hallett, 18, was sentenced to five years for manslaughter for the same incident, while  Danielle Reeves, 18, faced a retrial in May 2007 for manslaughter.<ref>{{cite news |work=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/southern_counties/6303599.stm |title=Life for 'happy slap' murder boy |date=2007-01-26 |accessdate=2007-05-23 }}</ref>
+*United Kingdom, 14 February 2007: Eight youths set upon a 31 year-old man in [[Brighton]], who turned out to be an amateur boxer. Two of the youths were hospitalised by the intended victim and four were arrested for causing an [[affray]].<ref>{{cite news |work=[[The Argus (Brighton)|The Argus]] |url=http://www.theargus.co.uk/search/display.var.1191429.0.six_teens_bailed_in_happy_slap_inquiry.php |title=Six teens bailed in 'happy slap' inquiry |date=2007-02-14 |accessdate=2007-05-23 }}</ref>
+*United Kingdom, July 2007: Anthony Anderson, 27, of [[Hartlepool]], urinated on a dying woman while a friend made a video of the incident.  He is reported to have yelled "This is [[YouTube]] material!" <ref>USA Today: [http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2007/09/man-urinates-on.html Man urinates on dying woman, declaring it "YouTube material"]</ref>
+*United Kingdom, November 2007: [[Emily Nakanda]], 15, a contestant in the TV show ''[[The X Factor (UK)|The X Factor]]'', withdrew from the competition after a happy slapping video in which Nakanda allegedly attacks a teenage girl was discovered on the internet.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7075263.stm|title=X Factor Emily pulls out of show |publisher=[[BBC News]]|date=2 November 2007|accessdate=2007-11-02}}</ref>
+*United Kingdom, February 2008: A 15-year-old girl admitted filming the death of Gavin Waterhouse, 29, in a "happy slapping" attack which ruptured his spleen, She was sentenced to two years detention. The judge stated that the courts had to make an example of such youths.
+*United Kingdom, May 2008: A teenage girl fell to her death from an attic window while trying to escape a "happy slapping" girl gang
+*United Kingdom, August 2009: Ekram Haque, a retired care worker was assaulted and killed by two teens as he left his house of worship.
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