Drunk man knocks himself unconscious after fight with wall

by Ollie Cowan (March 2016)

A DRUNK man who was caught urinating against a shop door and told to ‘move along’ vented his anger by headbutting a brick wall – knocking himself temporarily unconscious in the process - and damaging the wall!

Officers from Merseyside Police were called to Southport town centre on Saturday afternoon (March 5) after receiving reports of a man in his late 30s becoming increasingly aggressive with members of the public – as well as drunkenly weaving in and out of traffic on Lord Street.

There were growing concerns for the mans safety after he had temporarily knocked himself unconscious when he headbutted and kicked out at a brick wall in anger – moments after being told by a bar owner to stop urinating outside the front door of the premises.

Members of the public attempted to give first aid to the man, who when regaining consciousness, stumbled into the road, narrowly avoiding being hit by a bus on Lord Street.

He then verbally abused and attempted to start a fight with the owner of the bar before leaving the scene when he was informed that police officers were on the way.

Despite an extensive search, the man could not be found by officers.

Damage to the brick wall, which was already in a worn down state, was significant and part of the wall subsequently collapsed as a result.

Officers from the Southport Neighbourhood Policing Team are now assessing CCTV images from the bar.

An eye witness told The Champion: “It was baffling to watch. At first he decided to take a pee right in the front door of the bar – not realising that it was open and there were customers in plain sight! They must have been stunned.

“When the bar’s owner asked him to move along he became irate and angry – he stumbled around to the side of the building and took his anger out on the brick wall by kicking it before having a bash with his head.

“That temporarily knocked him out and when people went to his aid, he regained consciousness and stumbled off.

“We watched in horror as he stumbled across Lord Street and two lanes of traffic had to stop for him – I’m surprised he didnt get himself run over.

“He was told the police were on the way and as soon as that registered he was gone like the wind!

“He could have seriously hurt someone and there’s no telling what damage he has done to himself after headbutting the wall.”