THE shocking murder of five people, including a three-year-old, in Plymouth last year shed light on a disturbing online trend among young men in the UK.
Killer Jake Davison, whose victims included his own mum, was a self-styled Incel – meaning involuntary celibate – and motivated by a deep hatred of women.
While largely associated with the US, where it has inspired at least two mass murders, the Incel movement is gaining ground in the UK and a new Channel 4 documentary found that 2,500 of the 18,000 members on the most extreme forum were from Britain.
In The Secret Life of Incels, which airs tonight, presenter Benjamin Zant meets British Incels and discovers sickening content on their secret forums, including women being beheaded, tortured and beaten to death.
Ben also speaks to a ‘Femcel’ – the female equivalent – who watches gore movies and admits she has fantasised about killing someone.