A disturbing video of a security guard holding a minor in a chokehold at an under-18 event in Rainton Arena, England went viral on social media.
Doorman / bouncer in North east England grabs throat of 14 year old girl at an under 18s event pic.twitter.com/JikkOlZts8
— Detect Fights 💕 (@detectfights) May 21, 2023
The incident reportedly took place on Friday, May 19 during an event called “WE ARE BOUNCE” at the arena in Houghton le Spring.
The young girl was grabbed by the throat by a staff member on the security team during the event and was thrown outside the venue.
Rainton Arena spoke to the news outlet ChronicleLive and said that the venue hired a security company for the event. They added that the Northumbria Police was informed about the incident and a thorough investigation of the incident was underway.
The parents of the teenager had also been contacted. The arena said that the event was organized by parents who asserted that they would not accept this kind of behavior towards anyone.
However, the video of the incident has left netizens horrified and furious. A Twitter account @detectfights shared the footage and wrote in the caption that a doorman or a bouncer in North East England grabbed the throat of a 14-year-old girl at an under-18 event.
Several individuals took to the comments section of the clip and shared their thoughts about the same.
The majority of people who saw the clip condemned the act of the security worker. They argued that the man could have resorted to other methods to get the underage teenager out of the event at Rainton Arena. They believed that laying hands on someone was not right, regardless of the situation.
Some people also pointed at the security guard’s character as a human being and said that if he choke a child in a public place, he may have also acted in a similar way with other women.
Rainton Arena shared on a Facebook post on May 20 that the venue along with the teenager’s parents had reviewed all the CCTV footage. The child’s parents are currently in touch with the Security company that was hired for this event. The company has terminated the employment of the security guard who strangled the minor.
Source – Sports Keeda
