Grieving mums smear fake blood on themselves in protest at YouTube of failing to remove violent drill rap videos

GRIEVING mums smeared themselves in fake blood yesterday to accuse Google and YouTube of failing to remove violent drill rap videos.

The group also drew outlines of bodies outside the company’s North London offices.

They met UK boss Ben McOwen Wilson to call for action to remove ­videos they claim are fuelling knife crime.

Yemi Hughes, 40, from Croydon, South London, whose son Andre Aderemi, 19, was stabbed to death in 2016, said: “It needs to stop.

“These companies are making money from all this death on the streets.”

“I have first hand experience of how easy it is for young people to spread violent messages and threats quickly online.

I tried to warn my son, I said the lyrics are like chants that stick in your brain

“It needs to stop.

“It’s obvious these companies, are making money from all this death on the streets.

“Then you have the promoters behind the videos, renting them flashy cars, clothes, making it look like a glamorous lifestyle.

“I tried to warn my son, I said the lyrics are like chants that stick in your brain.

“But he used to tell me ‘mum it’s only music.’”

Gangs also brag about “shanking” and murdering “ops” or rivals which distraught mums say adds to their grief.

Philippa Addai, 39, son Marcel was knifed to death, said: “Everytime I go on YouTube I search my son’s name, I can’t help it.

“There’s videos there from the Old Bailey trial and the comments saying my son ‘deserved’ to die.

YouTube said it had developed policies to tackle videos related to knife crime. It said: “We do not want our platform used to incite violence.”

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