Enraged father who knocked out ‘drunk’ who had urinated on his garden fence will NOT be prosecuted

  • A father from Hertfordshire was filmed rowing with a man outside his home
  • The man took off his shirt to fight the father - despite a child being there
  • The man was knocked out by a single blow after 'urinating on the family's fence'
  • Despite police being called the father will not face charges, officers confirmed

By Zoie O'brien For Mailonline

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An enraged dad who knocked out a 'drunk' accused of urinating on his fence will not be prosecuted.

Shocking footage of the incident in Bushey, Hertfordshire showed the father punch another man to the ground outside his home on October 22.

The clip which went viral, showed the victim, wearing black gloves, initially take off his shirt and square up for a fight.

After a long argument, during which a child can be heard crying and a woman calls police, the father appeared to knock the topless man out with a single blow and then kicked him yelling: 'I f****** warned you!'

Police today confirmed that the victim had decided not to press charges.

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Footage showed the two men in an argument outside the home after the man in the shirt allegedly urinated over the family's garden fence 

Footage showed the two men in an argument outside the home after the man in the shirt allegedly urinated over the family's garden fence 

Unhappy at being reprimanded the man took off his shirt and squared up to the man whose family was inside, although he kept his gloves on

Unhappy at being reprimanded the man took off his shirt and squared up to the man whose family was inside, although he kept his gloves on

The social media response to the video was massive, with thousands having viewed the clip.

Facebook users at the time were overwhelmingly supportive of the father's punch at the end of the video.

Gaz Millson wrote: 'Should have happened about 2 mins earlier though. Cocky little p****, taking his shirt off thinking he's a bad man. F****** melt.'

Peter Angel said: 'Had warnings. Well done fella.'

Josh Shepherd commented: 'You had your warnings. Folded like a deck chair.'

Geoff Morgan wrote: 'Love it. Warned the moron and kept cool for long enough. Top man.'

Kiara Judge said: 'What a b**nd. Totally deserved it and I hope the bloke who hit him didn't get arrested for protecting his home and family.'

The shirtless man continued to try to threaten the home owner as a woman in the property called for police

The shirtless man continued to try to threaten the home owner as a woman in the property called for police

After repeated warnings the man in the purple shirt delivered a single punch to the shirtless intruder

After repeated warnings the man in the purple shirt delivered a single punch to the shirtless intruder

The shirtless man was knocked unconscious and ended up laid out on the floor. But no charges will be brought against the man who hit him

The shirtless man was knocked unconscious and ended up laid out on the floor. But no charges will be brought against the man who hit him

People are still commenting on the video, with people overwhelmingly in support of the dad's actions.

Collin Cameron wrote: 'Fair play, this fella showed extreme patience. He done everything by the book but enough is enough. Pow. Good night.'

Rhys Cripps said: 'He deserved the hit.'

Joe Marshall wrote: 'Way to go. I wouldn't have waited that long.'

However, there were some that thought the presence of the child was unnecessary, with the parents setting a bad example.

Sacha Eaves commented: 'Not in front of the kids man what's wrong with you. Fair play if the kids were not there but that is setting a bad example.'

Facebook users supported the father who delivered the punch to the man outside his home

Facebook users supported the father who delivered the punch to the man outside his home

A spokeswoman for Hertfordshire Police said: 'An officer visited the victim of this incident on November 7.

'After chatting with the officer, the victim has decided that he did not want to support police action against the alleged offender, so the investigation has been finalised in line with force policy.

'However should the victim's wishes change, we would of course re-open the investigation.'  

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