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Is the viral "lexi" video real?

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AnxiousRabbit · 19/04/2024 07:25

So yesterday my DD13 asked me if I knew about "lexi" who beat up an 8yr old boy.
The way she said it I initially thought it was an old case from years ago, but I have just searched it up.
There is nothing official anywhere that I have found yet (and no thread on MN)
It's a video from last week of a girl beating up a much younger boy (seemingly) its on tik tok and youtube
Since then the girl has supposedly been named and her address revealed.
There are also videos (not watched any) claiming to be interviews with the attacker and of other things happening to her.
And mixed reports of the alleged victim being "fine" along with unverified photos of a boy in hospital.

Without any verification I am very uneasy about all this (I mean if true its also ALL appalling)
But the fact it appears to only be playing out on tik tok and YouTube just doesn't ring true to me.

Does anyone know more?

YaBu - it's real
YaNBu - it's fake

OP posts:
Anothnamechang · 19/04/2024 20:25

It was reported on an English Police forces age- I’ll do some digging and find out which one. The boys mum came out and said he was absolutely fine just cuts and bruises.

I do think it was absolutely true but grew arms and legs as per usual with social media

Bluepetergarden · 19/04/2024 20:24

The original video is doing the rounds on TikTok. A girl attacking an autistic boy

Whatwillitbenext · 19/04/2024 20:24

Skillest · 19/04/2024 19:51

I'm a DSL.

I got a report about this from a student. Student provided me with a school the child apparently attended (according to the doxxing online).

I did my due diligence and found the school website, the DSL team email addresses and emailed them.

The following day, I received a message back from one of the DSLs at the school. It appeared to be one of those secure messages that required a sign in first. It took me to a Microsoft Forms sign in.

But the sign in seemed off to me. Plus it's not the way DSLs usually talk to each other. I looked closer. While it's not been confirmed, I chose not to sign in to read the message.

I think it was phishing fir my school log in details. It might not be, but I wasn't prepared to risk it. I deleted it instead.

So my guess is, scam.

Would you not just phone the school and explain who you are etc rather than relying on messaging etc? All seems very cloak and dagger.

LetYourHairDownClaire · 19/04/2024 20:22

idontlikealdi · 19/04/2024 20:16

What's a DSL?

I think it's a modern day version of the Chelsea Smilers.

Designated Safeguard Lead

I saw this on TikTok but when I googled I could not find it on a credible news source only twitter. TikTok etc. I think it is fake until I read about it on a local newspaper site but then it would surely be picked up by national news sites.

idontlikealdi · 19/04/2024 20:16

What's a DSL?

I think it's a modern day version of the Chelsea Smilers.

Namechanger124 · 19/04/2024 19:54

My son also told me about this, supposedly happened in the next town along from us, the little boy died and the teenage girl killed herself after. I also googled it and found nothing and definitely wasn’t in our local news.
i did however see the video of a teenage girl beating a young boy so suspect the video is real but the rest of the story not.

Skillest · 19/04/2024 19:52

BTW - I'm in North Midlands. School given was Shropshire, not local to us.

Skillest · 19/04/2024 19:51

I'm a DSL.

I got a report about this from a student. Student provided me with a school the child apparently attended (according to the doxxing online).

I did my due diligence and found the school website, the DSL team email addresses and emailed them.

The following day, I received a message back from one of the DSLs at the school. It appeared to be one of those secure messages that required a sign in first. It took me to a Microsoft Forms sign in.

But the sign in seemed off to me. Plus it's not the way DSLs usually talk to each other. I looked closer. While it's not been confirmed, I chose not to sign in to read the message.

I think it was phishing fir my school log in details. It might not be, but I wasn't prepared to risk it. I deleted it instead.

So my guess is, scam.

DemBonesDemBones · 19/04/2024 19:36

I'm in Scotland and the kids here are convinced it was local to us. Honestly I think it's nonsense. Interesting to hear there are fundraisers.

EmbarrassedToBeEmbarassed · 19/04/2024 09:45

Are you in England?

My DD came home from school a couple of days ago saying about this and apparently it was a local girl and boy with 2 broken feet or something.

Im not convinced

qazxc · 19/04/2024 07:35

There are so many accounts claiming to be "Lexi" or the other people involved. There are so many different versions of the story ( the assaulted boy is either fine, has a broken spine or is dead). It's impossible to know what if anything happened.
The fact that rhere are so many accounts with go fund me links ( claiming it's for the boy) makes me think it may be a hoax to make money.

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