A TikTok User Is Facing Scrutiny After They Were Charged With Manslaughter
A TikToker and cosplayer has become the subject of intense scrutiny online, after it was discovered they had been charged with manslaughter for the alleged accidental killing of a high school friend with a firearm.
Known as yandere.freak on TikTok, they have 1.6 million followers.
Previously known as ‘snowthealtqueen’, the TikToker’s real name is Mary Anne Oliver-Snow, from Houston, Texas.
Court filings at Harris County District Courts show that Snow was arrested on January 18, after giving an audio-recorded statement about the events that had unfolded.
The case against Snow claims that “on or about January 17,” Snow “recklessly caused the death of Helen Rose Hastings by pointing a handgun at the complainant and pulling the trigger.” Tributes were paid to Hastings in the Oberlin Review, by friends at Oberlin College, where she was a first-year student.
In a statement to police, Snow said that “they were all drinking and she got pretty drunk.” The firearm was said to be their ex-boyfriends, but that all the bullets had been taken out, and the magazine removed.
The group of friends had been watching “Gotham,” and Snow explained to police that they are a cosplayer, and that they “like characters and stuff, and told her friends she had a gun like Penguin does.”
It is then said that the victim joked “oh, shoot me”, which Snow did, not expecting a bullet to be loaded.
Following booking, Snow was released on $20,000 bond. On September 27, rumors about Snow began to spread online, due to their popular presence on TikTok and social media.
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Yandere Freak (who identifies as non-binary) was discovered to be charged with manslaughter after accidentally killing a high school friend with a firearm.
Though the cosplayer continues to face intense public scrutiny online, they still post content on TikTok.
The 22-year-old posts videos with another username called ‘snowthealtqueen.’ Yandere Freak’s main TikTok account holds over 1.6 million followers. Several of the videos posted on the platform are of them imitating fictional character “Junko Enoshima.” Their age restricted content has amassed over 45 million likes on the platform.
Who is Yandere Freak, the cosplayer charged with manslaughter?
Yandere Freak, whose real name is Mary Anne Oliver-Snow, is a Houston, Texas native. The Harris County District Court states that the social media star was arrested on January 28 after they gave an audio-recorded statement describing the horrific incident which took place.
The statement read that Oliver-Snow claimed that “on or about January 17,” they:
“Recklessly caused the death of Helen Rose Hastings by pointing a handgun at the complainant and pulling the trigger.”
The late victim was a first-year student at Oberlin College.
In a statement recorded by the Police, Oliver-Snow mentioned that “they were all drinking and got pretty drunk.” They mentioned that they had a firearm of their ex-boyfriend’s with them which they assumed was without bullets.
As the cosplayer continued to explain to the police that the group of friends and they were watching “Gotham,” they told their friend that they “had a gun like Penguin does.”
Their friend innocently joked “oh, shoot me.” Yandere Freak did not expect the firearm to be loaded and unfortunately pointed the gun at Hastings.
Oliver-Snow was released by the police on a $20,000 bond. Due to their popular online presence, news of their alleged manslaughter circulated online, leaving fans shocked. Despite receiving hate on TikTok, they continued to post cosplay content on the video sharing platform. One of the most liked comment criticizing Yandere Freak read:
“What a huge slap in the face to the families of the victims to be posting like this.”
As news of the alleged manslaughter circulated online, some shocked netizens tweeted:
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A TikTok User Is Facing Scrutiny After They Were Charged With Manslaughter
The case against Mary claims that “on or about January 17,” they “recklessly caused the death of Helen Rose Hastings by pointing a handgun at the complainant and pulling the trigger.”
In her statement, Mary said that they had all been drinking and they were pretty drunk. They also claimed that the gun belonged to an ex-boyfriend, but that all the bullets had been taken out and the magazine had been removed.
Mary also said that their friends had been watching Gotham, and that they liked to cosplay. They continued, saying that they “like characters and stuff, and told her friends she had a gun like Penguin does.”
Mary then said that the victim asked to be shot, and Mary complied, not believing that the gun was loaded.
Mary has continued to post videos on TikTok.
In the aftermath of their arrest, Mary has continued to post cosplay videos on TikTok, and they have started to receive criticism for being insensitive to the tragedy they played a role in.
“What a huge slap in the face to the families of the victims to be posting like this,” one of the most liked comments read.
Others were more sympathetic to Mary, pointing out that they had also lost someone and were working through it.
“Let them grieve and move on,” another comment added. “They lost a close friend just a few months ago and will live with that guilt forever. They’ve been through enough.”
Clearly, opinions are split on whether Mary’s reaction to the tragic events of earlier this year are appropriate.
Regardless of how the public feels about their posts, though, Mary also has a very real legal battle ahead of them. Evidence exchange in their manslaughter case is set to take place on Oct. 21, and it’s possible that they could seek a plea deal after that or allow the case to go to trial.
Either way, Mary will be reminded quite frequently of the role they played in the death of their friend. Commenters on TikTok can accuse them of being insensitive, but they aren’t likely to forget what happened in January regardless of whether they get comments about it online.