Mum distraught after hair ripped out during Lewis Capaldi concert

Toni Bluck, 26, from Haydock, who is mum to seven-year-old Caelan, attended the gig at AO Arena in Manchester with partner Nathan on Wednesday, January 18.

The mum-of-two, a huge fan of the Someone You Loved Singer, had to prepare for months in advance to secure two carers for Caelan and be able to attend the concert.

Rare night out

Toni, attended the gig as a rare night out, and alleges she was repeatedly attacked, resulting in a woman ripping hair from her head.

Speaking to the Star, Toni said: “I love Lewis Capaldi so we did everything we could with Caelan’s amazing carers to make sure we had care in place so me and my partner could go to the concert.

“We had standing tickets, so it’s one of those where you expect to be in a crowd, maybe have taller people in front of you and that and we expected that, but there was a group of scouse girls close to us who were drinking and were really aggressive, particularly with me.

“I’m a big girl, I know that, but after poking me and prodding me all night, which I just ignored because we were focussing on our rare night out listening to our favourite singer, she called me a ‘Fat C***’ and knocked my phone out of my hand.

'She grabbed my hair by the root'

“I just had enough and turned around and just pleaded with her to stop and that’s when she grabbed my hair by the root, pulling my head down and hitting and punching my face.”

Toni’s scalp after the assault (Image: Contributed)

Toni said her partner Nathan then intervened, pulling the other girl from her.

At that point Capaldi stopped his concert saying: “There's a scrap in the middle of the crowd there. Erm, we're gonna have to get them out."

Reports of the gig show a woman being forcibly removed by security following the fight.

Toni said: “Security came and got the other girl and it took four of them to get her out, I was that in shock, I never raised a hand to her or anything. I ended up having an anxiety attack and got taken to the medics who gave me my inhaler as I have asthma.

“I just feel so embarrassed, for other papers to say its two drunk girls fighting is just wrong and makes it more upsetting.

“As soon as we got home we were to take over Caelan’s care so I couldn’t drink so I was sober, also I never did anything to cause the fight and love and respect Lewis so much I’d hate to think he thinks I’d ever disrespect a concert of his like that.”

Toni has sent images to the Star showing her injuries which include clumps of hair ripped out of her scalp at the root, and scratches to her face and head.

She said: “As a mum it’s hard enough to get out anyway, with Caelan it’s virtually impossible.

“No one deserves to be bullied or treated that way for any reason, but it’s just heartbreaking because we have been looking forward to this gig for months and it took lots of work to organise us to go and for Caelan to have adequate care for that period.

“To make it worse I tried to report this to police outside the arena but they said report it when you get home, then I was forwarded to Merseyside Police and everyone just dismissed me thinking I’m part of the problem.

I hope Lewis knows I would never disrespect his concert

“I hope the group of girls are ashamed of themselves, it’s just wrong to feel bullied at an event like that, we are all there to enjoy the music nothing else.

“I just hope Lewis knows I would never disrespect his concert like that and can appreciate my side of the story because the reports are just not true.”

Most people with Caelan's condition do not survive past a few months old. He cannot sit up or walk independently and has 24-hour care.

Caelan needs round-the-clock care (Image: Family)

Toni who states she cannot normally leave to go to the shop without having someone watch Caelan and is his main caregiver.

Caelan has a rare condition which causes a genetic muscle weakness due to the build up of complex sugars.