An Aussie DJ has shared startling footage of the moment a woman attempted to Taser him at a beach after she threw coffee at him during a terrifying attack.
Sam Baldwin, who shares his music on YouTube and Instagram, was performing on his own when he was approached at a beach near Marseille, France, at 9am.
The woman began complaining about the music and Mr Baldwin said he ‘turned it down’.
The woman threatened to call the police despite the DJ, whose stage name is Phikey, telling her he had stopped.
About 20 minutes later, she approached him again, this time with a foul-mouthed rant.
‘Who do you think you are?’ she said in French despite Mr Baldwin not understanding.
‘You’ll understand what I’ve got to say you a**hole.’
The Wagga Wagga-born DJ began to leave, but the situation escalated further.
A French woman has attacked an Aussie DJ after she became disgruntled with his morning session, throwing coffee at him and attempting to taser him
‘Why are you going?’ the lady said.
‘The cops are coming, you stay here. F*** your mother.’
She slapped the sunglasses off Mr Baldwin’s face and continued insulting him.
‘Get the f*** away from me. I turned it down,’ he said.
She appeared to try to hit his face as he started to run away and grabbed a rock to peg at him, but fell before she could.
Mr Baldwin reported the incident to local police the following day. He claimed they were stunned by the footage.
‘I showed them the video and they got really excited and said “What! This is crazy, man”,’ he said.
‘They take me into a room, look at the video and start note-taking.
Sam Baldwin is a DJ and producer known as Phikey
‘They’re just going like crazy.’
Mr Baldwin said police took screenshots and dissected the footage more than he did before coming across an interesting discovery.
‘We zoom in on her hand and she’s holding a pipe or something,’ he said.
‘The police said things like, “we really think she’s on drugs”, “look how old her face looks” and “look how aggressive she is”. “It looks like she could be smoking something before this altercation”.’
The DJ posted the altercation to his social media, but Mr Baldwin said some platforms removed it after she complained.
He said she sent an email, threatening to report him to the authorities if he refused to comply with her request to take down the videos.
‘I did not give any consent to being recorded or to the publication of this content,’ she wrote.
‘I am clearly identifiable and appear throughout the video as the central subject.
The woman threatened to report him to the authorities via email
‘This content is focused on me and presents me in a misleading and humiliating way, exposing me to public attention and harassment.’
When asked about his desired outcome, Mr Baldwin told Daily Mail he wanted to gain something positive out of his experience.
‘I’m just trying to turn a traumatic experience into something positive,’ he said.
‘My focus has always been on the music and creating something that I think is beautiful.
‘If this rollercoaster allows a few more people to discover what I’m creating, then I’m over the moon.’
He also said he hoped the best for the woman, but would let the authorities deal with the situation.
‘I truly don’t know what has to be going on in someone’s world to react with that level of violence and agitation, but I genuinely hope she finds some peace,’ he said.
‘I wish her well but I also believe in accountability, which is why I’ve let the proper legal channels take it from here.’
Sam Baldwin had coffee thrown at him and was almost tasered
When asked if he would change how he approached filming or doing public performances, he said he would be more careful moving forward.
‘It’s definitely been a wake-up call,’ Mr Baldwin said.
‘I’ve always chosen my locations carefully to capture the best vibe, but I never expected a DJ set to turn into a physical assault with a weapon,’
‘It hasn’t stopped me from performing, but it’s made me much more aware of my surroundings.’
