Picture: Wayne Houchin (C)
“I’d like to beat the living s–t out of that coward that did this to Wayne. Sorry but I am disgusted beyond words and equally angered. I hope that justice will be served. Get better soon, Wayne. (Read more…) We are all thinking of you”
- Conjurer77, YouTube commentor.
The American stage magician Wayne Houchin, currently one of the stars and hosts of Breaking Magic (Discovery), has suffered severe burns to his face and head after a lunatic poured burning liquid over him in an unprovoked and unexpected attack during the taping of a TV show. The YouTube video (posted at bottom of this article) is going viral and fans of the magician are more than a little annoyed. According to The Telegraph:
[Wayne]was in the Dominican Republic to promote his Curiosidades show when he suffered severe burns after a TV chat show host poured burning cologne over his head.
The show’s crew rushed onto the set to douse the blaze, and Houchin was taken to a nearby hospital.
After receiving treatment, Houchin told friends and followers on Twitter that he was “in pain but recovering”.
He went on to describe his his shock at the inicident: “I was not aware he was going to do this. This was not a stunt or part of an act – this was a criminal attack.
“The fast actions of the rest of our Curiosidades team saved my life. The fire was put out and I was rushed to the emergency room.
“I have bad burns on my head, face, neck and right hand. I am in pain, but am recovering. I will update you on the situation when I can.”
However The New Statesman reports:
There are also suggestions that another guest on the show, who normally hosts a different programme, described the attack as “divine justice” for the sorcery supposedly practised by Houchin and his colleagues, but there’s no confirmation of that. Nor is there any word on the fate of the attacker, or whether there are questions about his mental state.
And according to the Las Vegas Weekly:
Aqua de Florida is used by shamans in healing and cleansing rituals. In this part of the world, for many people, witches and witchdoctors are very real. Just two years ago in neighboring Haiti, around a dozen suspected witches were hacked to death by machetes and stoned in the streets. So it’s possible that the Approach the Stars TV host thought he was doing a good thing in burning Houchin. That would explain the statement released on the show’s Facebook page in which the attack was described as a “blessing.”
[My emphasis]
WARNING – THE VIDEO IS QUITE UPSETTING
WARNING – THE VIDEO IS QUITE UPSETTING
Nick Margerrison.
[VIA Disinformation]
