'Killer Clown' armed with a baseball bat gets NUTTED after picking the wrong victim to scare in a multi-storey car park

A baseball-bat wielding prankster dressed as a clown was headbutted by one of his victims when his stunt backfired.

Ashley Symes, 23, tried to cash in on the so-called 'killer clown' craze by scaring strangers in an underground car park at the Dockside Outlet Centre, Cheltenham. 

But he was left with a bloody nose when one of his targets turned on him, punching him in the face. 

Ashley Symes, 23, left in the clown costume, was attacked by one of his would-be victims, right, as he tried to scare him in a car park at the Dockside Outlet Centre, Cheltenham

Prankster Ashley Symes, 23, pictured, tried to cash in on the so-called 'killer clown' craze

The customer services worker was left with a bloody nose (pictured) after he was attacked

Wearing creepy clown make up and a red wig, Mr Symes, a customer service worker, is seen terrorising unsuspecting passersby on streets after dark. 

He later moves inside, waiting behind the wall of a car park stairwell for motorists walking towards their vehicles. 

One man and his friend walk into the car park and Mr Symes jumps out, screaming and waving his baseball bat. 

The YouTube star jumped out on unsuspecting victims wearing this terrifying mask

Mr Symes, left, was injured when one of his victims, right, turned on him and headbutted him

The prankster also lurked in dark alleyways while brandishing the baseball bat

He was left with a bloody nose. 

Mr Symes, who made the video for YouTube channel KickItWithAsh, 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: 'If it's done well,in a controlled way it's harmless. We try to let the people know what is going on. 

'As long as there's no harm done people should see it as a joke. 

'I was trying to go for a younger audience I didn't want to target older people in case they had health conditions.' 

It comes as the so-called 'killer clown' prank craze continues to sweep across the country, with police forces reporting dozens of related incidents in the last 24 hours.