Gavin Davies (Image: South Wales Police)

A TikTok prankster launched an unprovoked and ferocious attack on a man in a shop after he began smashing up the store and shouting: "I wanted to go back to prison". He punched and bit his victim after becoming intoxicated following his release from prison and engagement earlier that day.

Gavin Davies, 38, frequently posts videos on TikTok under the name of Ruthless Roofers. A number of his posts showed him pretending to collapse in restaurants, diving in canals, and playing pool with a crutch. He has amassed more than 31,000 followers.

On August 14 he ran into a corner shop in Merthyr Tydfil with no top on and began pulling down boxes and goods. Don’t miss a court report by signing up to our crime newsletter here .

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