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YouTuber Cozzy Media, on the ground, says he was attacked in Piccadilly Gardens<\/p>\nPolice have said they are investigating the fight in Piccadilly Gardens<\/p>\n
19:56, 01 Nov 2025Updated 20:13, 01 Nov 2025<\/p>\n
YouTuber Cozzy Media, on the ground, says he was attacked in Piccadilly Gardens<\/p>\n
A YouTuber caught in the middle of Halloween night violence in Piccadilly Gardens<\/a> has said he was simply trying to document life in the notorious civic square and is an ‘innocent victim’.<\/p>\n Footage shows that the YouTuber, called Cozzy Media on his social media channels, filming a person with a drink in their hand who appeared to be upset.<\/p>\n His footage shows the person, who was holding a pint and was wearing ‘bunny ears’, appearing to be upset at an earlier unseen unseen incident. They can be heard to say: “I’m real life mad. I need to f**k him up.”<\/p>\n The person can be heard saying repeatedly ‘get that camera out of my face’ before throwing the drink on the YouTuber.<\/p>\n Other footage shows the YouTuber moving towards them before the person and their friend, also wearing bunny ears, aim blows at him, sending him crashing to the floor.<\/p>\n Greater Manchester Police have issued a statement on the incident<\/a> and say they are investigating.<\/p>\n Tonight, the Manchester Evening News spoke to the YouTuber at the centre of the incident, and he said he was an ‘innocent victim’.<\/p>\n He said: “I have seen two women, or at least I thought they were women, and I thought they were in distress. I was going to try and get them away from the situation. I was filming. It’s what I do, but I was going to get them away from the situation and unfortunately I was violently attacked.<\/p>\n “Piccadilly Gardens is a very dangerous area. I’m very well liked around that area and I’m not antagonistic at all. Normally situations like that don’t happen to me. Obviously I’m a YouTuber and I want to highlight things. I’m a filmer and a documenter and I try to stay out of arguments.”<\/p>\n He said he was left dazed after being kicked to the head. “It escalated. I was punched and kicked,” he said.<\/p>\n He went on: “Piccadilly Gardens is a dangerous area. I’ve seen two females and tried to diffuse the situation. It escalated in a minute. I’ve tried to help them and I was attacked. I just hope everybody involved is ok.”<\/p>\n He said he was an ‘innocent victim’. He declined to reveal his real name.<\/p>\n Asked about a moment captured later in the incident, when he was caught punching the larger of the two in the head, Cozzy Media said: “I had concussion. I was confused. I had just been leathered.<\/p>\n “They threatened to stab me. I should have just walked away. I didn’t know what was going on. I didn’t even know about that until I saw it (online) after.”<\/p>\n Later footage then showed a large group of people attacking the two people involved.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0_piccattack3.png\")
The attack in Piccadilly Gardens. The YouTuber Cozzy Media is on the ground<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0_PICCGARDENSATTACK1.png\")
The YouTuber Cozzy Media says he was filming the two people before a drink was thrown on him and he was attacked<\/p>\n
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Vidoe shows violence erupting in Piccadilly Gardens(Image: MEN)<\/p>\n