Batman has been protecting the people of Whitehaven (Picture: BBC Cumbria / Getty – Credit: METRO.co.uk)

If you’ve just about had enough of the killer clown craze, don’t worry Batman is in Cumbria.

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In maybe one of the strangest developments in the trend, that has seen people dress up as clowns to try scare others, the cape crusader has turned up to protect the good people of Whitehaven.

But unlike the Dark Knight, Cumbria’s version isn’t a vigilante (so don’t go trying to imitate him) but simply a reassuring sign for local children that someone is looking out for them.

It was the inspiration of Cumbria Superheroes who told BBC Cumbria that many children had been left traumatised by the clowns lurking around town so they decided to do something to help.


The idea was the inspiration of Cumbria Superheroes (Picture: Facebook/BBC Cumbria)

Batman is well-versed in fighting ‘killer clowns’ (Picture: Warner Br/Everett/REX/Shutterstock)

As you know, Batman has a good track record at tackling clowns and Whitehaven’s is having as much success as his counterpart in Gotham.



The news outlet shared a Facebook message, apparently from a local child, saying thank you.

The message read: ‘I have been scared of this clown situation (school told us about it yesterday). I seen on my mammy fb [Facebook] that you caught the clown.

‘This means I can go to school and not be scared, thank you for your efforts.’

A picture also appeared online of a man dressed as Batman appearing to chase a ‘killer clown’, although it is not clear if it is staged or not.

Batman was also seen ‘pictured’ chasing clowns in the Cumbrian town (Picture: Facebook/BBC Cumbria)

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