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02.04.2022 - 15:43 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Police have issued an urgent warning after children as young as five have been re-enacting videos of a killer teddy named 'Huggy Wuggy'. The dangerous videos have been accessible to kids through YouTube and TikTok and show a razor-toothed character which is part of a horror game.
The trend has been worrying parents whose children have been seen mimicking clips from the game in the school playground, which includes the scary creature singing about "hugging and killing" and asking viewers to "take their last breath."
The frightening videos are leaving young kids traumatised as the trend has been branded the online version of the 'Killer Clown' craze which broke out across the country a few years ago. Police have been forced to issue urgent warnings whilst schools have given their own advice to concerned parents.
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A Dorset Police spokesperson warned: "The blue bear-like character has long arms and rows of razor sharp teeth.
"Set in an abandoned toy factory Huggy is a villain in the game who stalks the players from vents are unreachable places. Videos of the game are available to watch on YouTube, with other clips dedicated to Huggy in songs.
"One song includes the lyrics 'I could hug you here forever, till you breathe your last breath together."
Chris Conroy, cyber protect officer for Dorset Police said: "There are videos people have made, songs people have made, and it's popping up all over YouTube and Tik Tok using this quite graphic imagery of this bear-like character with razor sharp teeth. It's based around jump scares and things you certainly wouldn't want children exposed to.
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