Momo creator reveals he and other Japanese artists received death threats over ‘suicide’ puppet

By Jonathan Reilly

 

Japanese artist Keisuke has insisted that he was destroyed his freakish creation Momo / PAUL EDWARDS - THE SUN

 

MOMO creator Keisuke Aiso has revealed that he and other Japanese artists who work in Tokyo area have received death threats because of the sick suicide challenge.

 

The sculptor, 43, says he feels “responsible” for terrifying children after his work was hijacked by online sickos who used it in the so-called 'Momo Challenge.'

 

He said: “Another artist was mistaken for the creator and she has received death threats and disturbing messages online about the work.

 

“I feel bad for her, but now I am getting the messages too. They say I will kill you and you should die, in both English and Japanese.

 

Full Story: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/8553203/momo-creator-japanese-artists-death-threats-suicide/

Does momo mean sicko in Japanese?