Influencer beaten up by burly ‘female loan shark’ during livestream

A popular influencer in Mexico was attacked in a public park – while livestreaming to her 750,000 fans – by a ‘loan shark’ allegedly in relation to an ex-boyfriend’s debt

An influencer was beaten up during a livestream, allegedly over an ex-boyfriend’s debt. Marie Bachitas, who has 750,000 TikTok followers and 185,000 Instagram fans, was attacked in a public park on Tuesday, February 10.

The content creator was seen being repeatedly punched by a heavyset woman who shouted: “I told you very clearly… I told you not to mess with me”.

Two of Marie’s companions, a man and a woman, both got up from a bench and looked on from a safe distance without intervening. The attack, which took place in Monterrey, Mexico, was allegedly over a £2,130 (MXN 50,000) loan made to one of the influencer’s former boyfriends.

Marie, who creates humorous street content, later explained that she had nothing to do with the loan and never benefited in any way from the money.

She said: “That person is an opportunist. A loan shark who wants to saddle me with a debt that’s not mine.

“Because I’m a public figure, she’s trying to shift the blame onto me and wants me to pay MXN 50,000 { £2,131) for the MXN 4,000 (£170) she lent to my ex-partner who didn’t pay her back. That was four months ago, I hadn’t seen this person before and I ran into her this week when she attacked me.”

Marie said she protected her face to avoid damage to her “pretty nose”, which is why she did not try to fight back. Fortunately, the influencer did not suffer any serious injuries during the attack.

She added: “I took care of myself at all times and that’s why nothing serious happened to me. I protected my face throughout, and that’s why I’m fine. But this isn’t over.”

It comes after the world’s first AI law firm that recovered £7,000 ($9.4k) debt for a small business in record time has been hailed a “genuine game changer”. Garfield AI drew up a legally compliant letter for a customer short on time and money.

Employees paid just £7.50 — around the price of a pint in London — for the accurate document which quickly recovered the funds, just months after being approved by Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).

Now AI and financial experts have said it could be a game changer and believe it will scare slack businesses into coughing up overdue funds. Mitali Deypurkaystha, founder and CEO at Impact Icon AI, said the firm “demonstrates the ingeniousness of AI done right” while also highlighting its limitations.

She added: “For small business owners, chasing debts isn’t just admin. It’s exhausting and demoralising. Garfield AI lifts that mental weight. I also commend the creators for keeping Garfield AI affordable, even for solopreneurs.

“But the current UK £30bn cashflow logjam persists because FTSE350 giants behave like schoolground bullies, imposing 90–120 day terms that crush smaller suppliers. That’s not late payment, that’s unethical payment.

“I fear some firms use these terms knowing a percentage of small suppliers will fold, effectively pocketing free goods and services.”

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