Mum pops clown's balloon in Poundland after he made children cry - watch the video

By Group Reporter
Published 24th Oct 2019, 10:15 BST
Updated 25th Oct 2019, 12:59 BST
A video still of a mum in heated confrontation with a man dressed as a clown in PoundlandA video still of a mum in heated confrontation with a man dressed as a clown in Poundland
A video still of a mum in heated confrontation with a man dressed as a clown in Poundland

Shoppers in a Poundland store gave a round of applause to a mother who popped the balloon of a clown who had made children cry.

Louise Pinhorne was shopping on Tuesday when she and a friend heard screaming and shop alarms going off.

Video credit: Niamh Caswell

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The 44-year-old said: "We were by the EE shop [in Waterlooville, Hampshire] and heard a girl scream. We turned around and a clown came out of the shop.

"The girl was really scared and upset. I told him that it was a horrible thing to do to scare people and he was going around the street doing it to people.

"There were some children crying because they were scared but he wouldn’t take his mask off to show them he wasn’t real.

"He just showed no remorse."

The clown spotted in Waterlooville

The determined mother-of-one followed the clown, dressed in a Pennywise costume from film IT, into Poundland.

She said: "I took my earring off and popped the balloon.

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