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Assault Charges
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My ex-partner headbutted me a week ago, drawing blood. He was drunk and his and my kids were all witnesses. He then chucked his kids in the car to drive them to his mothers whilst well over the limit. I called the police who arrrested him and charged him with common assault and drink driving. From what I've read it should have been at least ABH if not GBH rather than common assault that he was charged with. Is this right?
Also, what sentence is he likely to get? - he's been imprisoned previously for threats to kill his wife and police and assault on a minor and has various drink driving and drugs offences under his belt too.
Will he go down?
Also, what sentence is he likely to get? - he's been imprisoned previously for threats to kill his wife and police and assault on a minor and has various drink driving and drugs offences under his belt too.
Will he go down?
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Court cases are open to anyone to sit in the public gallery and listen to the case, just turn up on the day. If he is sent to jail ( very likely) he will be taken straight from the dock to the cells, so going to court may be the only way to find out the full story.
14:17 Sun 09th Feb 2014
What , a simple cut to the head as grievous bodily harm? Never. The skin on the head , the skull, cuts very easily on impact. Agree it could be abh; there was actual bodily harm albeit nothing serious. Did the police see the injury? Did you get medical attention? The choice of common assault by beating ('battery') rather than abh may be one of evidence.
We don't know precisely what his record is but a second offence of drink drive in a fairly short time and with a high level reading, or serial drink driving, usually means prison in itself. That apart, and unknown, he may well get a short sentence in jail anyway. Domestic violence, threats to kill with intent that the victim fear that they be carried out, and the like, are regarded with disfavour by the courts. Beyond that, it's impossible to say.
We don't know precisely what his record is but a second offence of drink drive in a fairly short time and with a high level reading, or serial drink driving, usually means prison in itself. That apart, and unknown, he may well get a short sentence in jail anyway. Domestic violence, threats to kill with intent that the victim fear that they be carried out, and the like, are regarded with disfavour by the courts. Beyond that, it's impossible to say.
i didn't spend any time in hospital - i couldn't get there because of my kids. The threats to kill were also when he was drunk - he threatened his wife with an axe then when the police came he threatened them too, basically he was on the rampage. The court date is set but I want to know if I drop the charges/retract my statement will the hearing still go ahead?
One more thing - i actually pushed him down the stairs prior to him headbutting me which I have been denying to the police and everyone else. He wanted to make a counter-allegation about this but the police dissuaded him due to no witnesses. If I confess to the police will it make an difference to the outcome of the court case? (Starting to feel a bit guilty, though he headbutted me at least an hour after I pushed him!)
Can't think that pushing him down the stairs makes a difference. It was not him acting in self-defence that made him butt you! It wouldn't have been a defence even if you pushed him and he butted you in return at the time. It is not a reasonable thing for him to have done.#
Don't whatever you do try to get out of speaking in court. The CPS will compel you to attend anyway. It won't work. And why should you let him get away with it? He'll not stop doing it; look at his record; until he is stopped. You owe it to yourself and other women who he might take up with
Don't whatever you do try to get out of speaking in court. The CPS will compel you to attend anyway. It won't work. And why should you let him get away with it? He'll not stop doing it; look at his record; until he is stopped. You owe it to yourself and other women who he might take up with
Dear me, elley. In another thread you were apparenly suggesting that, community service, for someone convicted of gbh with intent to cause gbh, when the starting poiint is 4 years jail, and now you are saying this is community service. The man has a history, including threats to kill a partner intending that the victim be in fear of their life, and he is drink driving well over the limit, and that not for the first time. If he stays outside, he's a lucky man.
