This is the hilarious moment a shocked four-year-old punched a mischievous elf 'to death' – after spotting toilet paper thrown across the living room.
Tamara Castle, 26, from Bexley, Kent, organized the festive prank for her daughter Betsy on the morning of December 1.
But the shocked toddler was furious when she saw what had been done and 'killed' the Elves Behavin Badly doll in anger.
Her mother documented the brutal murder in a TiKTok earlier this month, and the clip has now been viewed 2.7 million times, leaving viewers in stitches.
The funny video shows Betsy running into the living room in her pajamas – where she is suddenly confronted with the elf's mess.
This is the hilarious moment a shocked four-year-old girl – Betsy (pictured) – beat a mischievous toy elf 'to death' after seeing toilet paper thrown across the living room
Tamara staged the scene to suggest the unruly Christmas toy had been slipped out of the toilet roll, then draped it over the sofas.
The stool also appears to have a note attached to it that reads: 'I'm back! Do you like my slide Betsy?'
Betsy takes in the mess and then hears screams “what the hell is this?” as she glares at the toys, while Tamara giggles in the background.
Betsy then grabs the elf by his feet and hits his head against the wooden stool as 'punishment'.
The mother-of-one said this is the first year she has taken part in the festive prank tradition – initially inspired by Elf on the Shelf, a 2005 children's picture book by American authors Carol V. Aebersold and Bell Chanda.
“I didn't expect her to react like that and beat up the elf,” Tamara said.
'Betsy doesn't like to be naughty and she is a very good child. If she ever sees something naughty, she is not impressed.
“She was extremely put off by the elf.”
The funny video shows Betsy running into the living room in her pajamas – where she is suddenly confronted with the elf's mess
Betsy takes in the mess and then hears screams “what the hell is this?” as she glares at the toys, while Tamara giggles in the background
The mother-of-one said this is her first year taking part in the festive prank tradition – initially inspired by Elf on the Shelf, a 2005 children's picture book by American authors Carol V. Aebersold and Bell Chanda
The parent added that she found Betsy's angry repetition of “what the hell” hilarious. In the photo: Tamara's daughter Betsy
The parent added that she found Betsy's angry repetition of “what the hell” hilarious.
“I didn't know where she heard this from because it's not something I would say,” she noted.
“And when she started bashing it too, it was so funny.”
The elf is 'still in tact', so Tamara is going to face the perpetrator 'one more time' – but 'he will definitely need a few band-aids to make him feel better'.
After uploading the video on TikTok, the mother says people have also suggested she doesn't need to come up with any further stunts because the “elf is dead.”
“I didn't think this video would ever go so viral,” she admitted.
After uploading the video to TikTok, the mother says people have also suggested she doesn't need to come up with any further stunts because the 'elf is dead'
'I told Betsy she's going to be famous and she thought it was really good.
Commenters couldn't stop laughing as they witnessed the full force of the toddler's anger.
“The position she took on the second punch honestly makes me cry,” one person wrote.
People also expressed concerns about the elf's well-being and mortality.
“The elf is now probably concussed until next Christmas,” a second added.
“Well, you don't have to worry about that [the elf prank] not anymore,” read another. “She killed him.”