It would have melted anyway says binman

A binman sacked after being caught on CCTV kicking over a child's snowman has said he is "not sorry".

Callum Woodhouse from Hereford was fired after the incident in Hampton Rise this week.

He was filmed on CCTV kicking the snowman's head off while collecting bins.

The 19-year-old said he does not feel like he has to say sorry because he did not think destroying the snowman would hurt anyone's feelings.

Speaking to The Mirror, he said: “I don’t think I have to say I’m sorry. His family knew it was not going to be there forever.

"The snowman was obstructing my path.  I decided to kick it because I didn't think it was going to hurt anyone's feelings. I don’t think that snowmen have feelings.

"It was going to melt and snow again, I didn't think it would make such an impact on a three-year-old kid."

Callum, whose partner is expecting a child, was asked not to return to his agency job after the incident on Tuesday came to his boss's attention.

“The outcome is I’ve lost my job," he continued. "I didn't think it was legal to sack me for kicking a snowman."

Herefordshire Council says it was "disappointed" by his behaviour, and that it won't be using him again.