'Killer clown' prankster gets punched in the face when he scares unsuspecting shoppers

A prankster dressed up as a 'Killer Clown' got punched when he scared shoppers in a car park.

Ashley Symes got his friend to film him jumping out at people in the Dockside Outlet Centre car park in Chatham.

The stunt backfired when one of his victims turned around and smacked him in the face, leaving him with a bloodied nose.

The victim's friend hurled a milkshake at the prankster before fleeing.

Ashley's friend, who is filming the stunt, runs forward shouting: "It's a prank bruv, it's a prank."

Ashley, from Sittingbourne, said: “I always wanted to do pranks, I follow a lot of American pranksters on YouTube, and with all the news stories about clowns I thought I’d do something no one in the UK had done.

“A lot of people I scared said it was funny, even the man that punched me said it was funny.”

He added: " As long as there’s no harm done people should see it as a joke."