Haris Namani is reportedly facing being questioned by the police, after shocking footage emerged of him punching someone in a street fight.
The 21-year-old was dumped from the Love Island villa by his fellow Islanders earlier this week, shortly after the video came to light.
According to The Sun, the boxer could now be questioned by police over the incident.
A source told the publication: “It’s at an early stage but police are studying all available evidence.”
“It was a vicious assault and has quite rightly caused concern. There are also aggravating features given the fact that he is an amateur boxer.
“Officers have already begun making enquiries and are likely to speak to Haris.”
The shocking footage shows the 21-year-old punching someone in the face, before knocking him down with a second blow.
The UK Sun originally reported that the footage had been taken after a boozy night out in May 2022, and was first circulated on Snapchat.
After the first punch, Haris is heard yelling: “I’m not a bully” as a friend watching cheers him on, yelling: “Go on Haris”.
While throwing the second punch, Haris yells: “I’m not a bully, I’m not a f**king bully.”
Haris then turns to the camera and continues to say: “On my mum’s life…”
On Wednesday night, Haris addressed the resurfaced footage after he was dumped from the Love Island villa alongside Anna-May Robey.
Haris said: “I’m devastated that this video has been seen, it’s not a reflection of my character.”
“I’m not someone that goes looking for fights and I didn’t want to be in that situation. This was a heat of the moment thing.”
“The video doesn’t show everything that happened,” Haris continued. “Afterwards we met up and we cleared the air; we’ve shaken hands and we get along now. It’s not something that would happen again.”
Haris’ dad Mehedin Namani previously defended his son over the resurfaced clip, and disputed claims that the incident happened in May 2022.
He told MailOnline: “This happened two years ago. They’re friends, they shook hands. This was a long time ago – it’s nothing.”
“He’s not a bad boy, he’s got a good record. He’s been brought up in the right way. This is just people who are jealous and they want to put him down.”
“The kid who Haris punched is okay with with him now. It was a misunderstanding at that time. If you were speak with the kid who it was, the kid would not have anything bad to say about Haris.”
