Teenager opens up on ‘freaky’ encounter with ‘Somerset gimp’

Teenager opens up on ‘freaky’ encounter with ‘Somerset gimp’ as new images released (Image: HANDOUT)A teenager has released new images of the “Somerset gimp” after an encounter with the individual who has terrorised people in two small West Country villages for four years. The unnamed 19-year-old and a friend were targeted by the gimp-suited man in Cleeve last week during what may have been the last of his “writhing and grunting” displays. New photos show the gimp’s disturbing ritual, and the teenager has described the “gut-wrenching” impact on local communities.The Somerset Gimp’s reign of terror has gripped Yatton and Claverham, just outside Bristol, since 2018.Authorities have recorded at least 16 occasions of a masked, suited individual running at residents and grunting.Police have confirmed that, while the gimp has not physically harmed any of their victims, the incidents have caused “significant alarm and distress to members of the public”.The gimp approached two teenagers last week in his mud-splattered suit and rolled around on the ground in a “freaky” late-night experience.READ MORE: Can Putin survive a winter of discontent, Russians are waking up Somerset Gimp: One of the teens said the man smelt “earthy” (Image: HANDOUT)They took photos of the man and described his outfit as “shiny with some sort of liquid” that made him “glisten” in the torchlight.And he had a “really earthy” scent, they added, which they could still smell after he left.Photos show the fully-covered man crawling across the leaf-strewn ground in the West Country village and rolling in front of the camera.His victims have captured him on camera before, with an earlier photo from June 2019 showing him in the foreground of a well-lit street wearing the suit while following a woman.DON’T MISSNew pictures of Boris Johnson spotted on family day out at zoo with Carrie and little Wilf – INSIGHTSuella Braverman leaked plans to cut deficit by £14bn with ‘growth visas’. – ANALYSISDaily Express campaign urges Rishi Sunak to protect pension triple lock – SIGN PETITIONLee Kerslake, Acting Inspector, said teams responded “quickly” to the report “due to its similarity with other previous incidents”.Mr Kerslake added they have “caused concern to the local community” and that officers are “determined to identify the individual or individuals responsible and stop them”.He said: ‘We continue to keep an open mind about the intentions of the man on Millier Road and whether the incident is linked to any others.”Police have since released the suspect on bail with conditions that he remains at home between 9am and 6pm and present to officers on request.