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He has recorded himself pushing sunbathing women into canals, shooting water at unsuspecting cyclists, getting into water fights with police and carelessly tearing through Paris' streets on a scooter while vaping.
In an interview with CNews, Hamza claimed his father was happy to have him roaming the streets: 'He leaves me alone because he knows I’m not doing anything bad. All I do is water people and the police from time to time.'
His father, who was not named, told Le Parisien that Hamza was in fact a 'nice boy', who 'doesn't hurt anyone.'
But Le Figaro reported today that he was arrested yesterday for allegedly taking someone's phone. According to the French newspaper, the alleged theft took place at around 6pm yesterday.
CNews reported that Hamza has been taken into police custody at least ten times since June 2025. In late June, he was taken in by cops for allegedly committing 'acts of group violence and vandalism.'
Asked about the countless comments about his stunts, he dismissively told CNews: 'People say I'm a thug. Most people are just racist.'
His mother, a personal care assistant, made a similar comment, describing criticism for her son's antics as racist.
In one clip, Hamza was seen edging closer to two women who were resting on the walls of a canal during a hot day.
One woman pleaded with the boy not to push her in for a few seconds before he pounced.
The other was hit with several pumps of a water gun.
In another clip, he was seen strolling over to a waiting police car in Paris and shooting water at a cop.
He was seen in other clips shooting water at the drivers of cars. One video showed him squirting water at the driver of a Range Rover who had pulled up to the scene of one of his pranks.
When Hamza got close he shot water at the man, forcing him to speed off to avoid getting wetter.
The French news outlet reported that the following day, back at Canal Saint-Martin, he joked to a filming camera that 'there was air conditioning' at the police station.
Cyclists were also big targets of the boy, who also managed to get others involved in his pranks.
In one particularly cruel clip, he was seen leading a crowd of people towards a Lime bike rider, who was left soaked after the large group threw water all over him, leaving him drenched.
He told French media that he had set up something of a customs post by the Canal Saint-Martin, threatening to soak passers-by with a water pistol unless they give him two euros - a scheme that has landed him the nickname 'La Douane', or The Customs Post.'
But many of his pranks are less innocent. In a clip shared by National Rally politician Julien Odoul, Hamza was allegedly seen shouting into a woman's home: 'Shut your mouth, you filthy whore... in the name of Allah, your mother is a whore.'
Odoul said in a post sharing the video: 'Leftists talk about a nice boy who only does water fights at the Canal Saint-Martin. How long are we going to tolerate the actions of this scum?'
He added in another post about Hamza: 'In a normal world, the authorities would already have contacted Hamza’s parents and threatened to suspend their welfare benefits.
'But in France, this young person quickly understands that there is no one to stop him: not parents, or the authorities or the police or the criminal justice system.'