As per Mr Turcotti, since the mall started to blast the song on loop, fewer homeless people were seen around the area. "Since the installation of this sound solution, we have noticed an improvement in the situation," said Mr Turcotti, adding there were no plans to stop playing the song.

People are blasting a Canadian shopping mall for playing the song "Baby Shark" on loop to discourage homeless loitering, calling it "cruel and unusual."

A shopping centre has been criticised for playing the popular kids’ song Baby Shark to deter homeless people from loitering in its stairwells. The song is played on loop at various speeds in emergency stairwells at Complexe Desjardins – which also houses office space -in downtown Montreal in Canada.

A Montreal mall is facing criticism for playing Baby Shark on loop to deter homeless individuals from sitting on its staircases.

A Montreal shopping mall is under fire for playing ‘Baby Shark’ on repeat to prevent homeless people from loitering in stairwells.

Sam Watts, CEO of Welcome Hall Mission, says the "cruel and unusual" tactic by the mall displaces the problem of homelessness rather than address it.

The non-stop drone of "doo, doo, doo doo" from the song Baby Shark in the fire escapes has been an success at keeping people from loitering out, the mall says.

A shopping centre has been criticised for playing the popular kids’ song Baby Shark to deter homeless people from loitering in its stairwells. The song is played on loop at various speeds in emergency stairwells at Complexe Desjardins – which also houses office space -in downtown Montreal in Canada.

The Complexe Desjardins in Montreal, Quebec, began playing Baby Shark at varying speeds to act as a deterrent for loitering. But the method has been branded 'cruel and unusual'