Plymouth shooting suspect described being ‘defeated by life’ in video before massacre

In an 11-minute video, which appears to be the last posted before Thursday’s incident, he refers to difficulties meeting women and struggling to lose weight

Screengrab of Jake Davison, taken from a video posted on YouTube. Picture: Jake Davison/PA

Fri, 13 Aug, 2021 - 10:51

Flora Thompson, PA Home Affairs Correspondent

The suspected Plymouth gunman spoke of being “beaten down” and “defeated by life” in videos posted online just weeks before the massacre.

Jake Davison, who posted on a YouTube channel under the name Professor Waffle, said he did not have “any willpower to do anything anymore” in a recording dated July 28.