What would you do about this threat?

[hereismydog]

Currently cat-sitting for my Mum while she’s away, and have my dog with me. He’s a pretty quiet dog and I’m on maternity leave as baby is due in a couple of weeks, so I’ve been with him to know he hasn’t been barking!

I know her neighbours well enough to say hello to them, so I mentioned when I saw the man next door that I was there with the dog as I knew there were planned fireworks, and apologised in advance if they heard any barking as he does get a bit scared of fireworks (as most dogs do!)

He replied that he would “cave its fucking head in if there is a single noise.”

I took my dog out in the car during the fireworks just in case as I felt quite scared by the threat, but I don’t know what to do now! I feel like I should report him (no idea who to - the police? Local authority?), but I don’t want to register a neighbour dispute that my Mum would have to declare if she wanted to sell her house, but I feel like he is potentially quite an unsafe man if he would respond like that. He’s young, married and has a couple of kids so not a strange loner, nor is he elderly and confused before dementia is suggested!

What would you do about this? I haven’t spoken to my Mum about it yet as I don’t want to worry her.

Was there any tone of a (albeit weird) joke when he said it? How did the rest of the conversation end i.e. what did you respond to that?

Nope, absolutely deadpan and then just walked back into his house and shut the door before I could respond! He was outside having a smoke while I was putting the bin out, so I didn’t knock on his door and disturb him to tell him, just seized the opportunity to mention it as I saw him.

You could contact the non emergency line and seek their advice about whether or not you can log a complaint so there's a record, up to you whether or not you'd want them to follow up with him / I'm not sure if given the nature of the complaint they'd be required to.
Personally I would feel more threatened given your current condition and whilst it's unlikely he would act on any threat the thought of a grown man (with kids of his own) saying this to a heavily pregnant woman is pretty sick.
Once your mum is back home obviously share what happened as it's important she's aware of who she is living next to.

I'd just leave it and tell your mum when you can. What a weirdo 😄

I'd ignore it

Small dick energy, not worth a second thought

Go home and visit the cat occasionally. Cats are quite resilient. You need to look after yourself.

I'd have knocked the door and told his wife what he said.