Neighbours from hell recently moved in next door

[Hymie]

My new neighbours have wasted no time in making a nuisance of themselves. Yesterday, while I was in the garden, without warning my neighbour threw a bucket of water at me, and ran back indoors. The incident was captured on my home security cctv.

If I were to knock on my neighbour’s door and ask what the hell he is up to – I reckon it is a fair bet that I would end up being stabbed. Not wanting to be stabbed, I phoned the police and a few hours later a couple of community police officers turned up to investigate my complaint.

They listened to my account of events and viewed the cctv footage of the incident. I also mentioned other antisocial activities my neighbours had been up to, over the last few weeks. They did not take a statement, but said they would pass the details to the community beat officer who would contact me to take a statement etc. This evening the beat officer phoned me to advise that he was too busy to come and take a statement, but that he would do so sometime later in the week.

I’m not very happy at the police response, I think my neighbour might well throw another bucket of water at me, given the chance. A far as I am aware the police have not spoken to my neighbour about the incident. I am concerned that my local police will take no action, saying something like ‘it was only water thrown on you – you have suffered no physical injury, forget about it’.

Given that at least ¼ of the bucket of water hit me – what offence has my neighbour committed (assault & battery) – and what action should my local police be taking/charges against my neighbour?

Any advice on how I can encourage my local police to investigate this incident would be gratefully received.

[AlBags]

and for what reason do you think they/he/she threw a bucket of water at you?
Detail the "other" activities

[lslowry]

his name isn't chris tarrant is it

[poodicat]

behave lowry

[lslowry]

sorry poodicat, couldn't resist it

[Hymie]

Good thing I did not call round on my neighbour and get stabbed – no doubt I would have deserved this for some reason.

[philkool]

did your neighbour throw any soap at you ? maybe hes trying to tell you something, or have you got a yapping dog ?

[sandyRoe]

If it's as you say and the neighbour launched an unprovoked attack on you, albeit by throwing a bucket of water, then they might be dangerous. What's to prevent them the next time from attacking you with an axe?
Is there any reason why they might have done what they did?

[philkool]

how do you know how much water was in the bucket ?

[philkool]

why did the old neighbour move away ?

[AlBags]

after your last response ... I think you're barking.
I'm off : )

[philkool]

seriously i would go round knock on the front door and spank him

[AlBags]

.. with a wet haddock

[Hymie]

I have had my security cctv system for around 4 years, I installed it myself – reckon the whole system including 4 cameras cost less than £500.

How much would you pay someone to monitor your property 24 hours a day? Say you were willing to pay them £2 per day – the system will pay for itself in less than a year.

I cannot understand why a home owner would not have a cctv system installed.

[lardhelmet]

Got nothing worth nicking?

[philkool]

N u t t e r **********************

[dothawkes31]

I'm naturally nosey so i don't need CCTV, anyway, can you please answer the oft asked above question about why you think your new neighbour decided to throw water over you? How do you know it was not an accodent and he was not aware that you were standing so close to him? Water does not travel very far when thrown from a bucket anyway, do you not have a hedge or a fence between your properties?

[philkool]

wouldn,t want me as your neighbour mate i fart in the bath

[philkool]

why dont you add the footage on here so we can decide who is the neighbour from hell