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TikToker girl dies during fake kidnapping video in Mexico

  • Writer: Bassma Al Jandaly, Editor In Chief
    Bassma Al Jandaly, Editor In Chief
  • Oct 10, 2020
  • 1 min read

A woman has died after a social media stunt went horribly wrong, being shot in the head while filming a faked kidnapping video.

A 20-year-old Mexican woman was shot and killed in a tragic accident while filming a fake kidnapping for TikTok.


Areline Martinez, Martinez was the mother of a 1-year-old child, she had previously posted other phony abductions on TikTok, was accidentally shot in the head last week while filming the latest video in the city of Chihuahua, Mexico News Daily reported.


At least 10 people were present when Martinez, bound and tied to a chair, began struggling with her fake captors and the .45-caliber handgun went off, striking her in the head and killing her instantly, the outlet reported.


Authorities said two men fled in a Jeep Cherokee immediately following the fatal mishap, according to the report, which was originally published by the Mexican news conglomerate Sipse.


Police have identified the two men but have yet to track them down, the outlet said.


It is unclear why a loaded gun was used as a prop during the incident, police said.




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