domestic court case coming up in march ....advice anyone??

[lovernotfighter]

i was with my partner for 5 yearsand we have 2 young kids, during this time he was always very paranoid, controlling, drink problem, aggresive and on a few occasions violent towards me although police never were involved. he has a large criminal past from before we met mostly breach of peace, drunk in public, a couple of theft charges i think and i wreckon a few to do with assault/violence and similar things.
a few months ago i had to call the police during a big row where he was violent towards me in our home and infront of out small children (1 and 3 years old) when the police turned up it was a relief that they got him away from me, he was kept in for the weeked then let out on bail, and court case due in march. as a result of that night he has 5 charges again him, assault and aggrivation (harming me and raising his voice) and the police also put 3 charges against him (for comments he made to them and one charge is based on a struggle they had with him).
after this occured i didnt speak to him for a month but over christmas i sepnt a little bit of time with him for kids sake to try and make things normal for them, we then began to try and sort things out in hope that future may be brighter but after trying for a couple of weeks i realise things arent gng to improve despite him not drinking again and attending AA i believe things would never go smoothly due to the paranoia and controlling tendancies.
now that court is just under a month away im looking for some advice on what he could be sentenced? is it likely he will do time/ anger management/ alcohol help/ community service, i dont think he should get away with what he did but i dont think matters would be helped by him going to jail either- he would miss out on the kids and they would miss him and i dont like the idea of them visiting him in their, also think he would come out worse and he would dwell and likely begin drinking again.
any advice???

[grasscarp]

I think you have to wait and see. The court will take into account a lot of things so even if someone on here has the knowledge to predict possible outcomes they would no be able to necessarily know which he will get. As the jails are so overcrowded I would have thought it unlikely that he would be sent to prison. It is an awful life for you and your children and I understand your anxiety about what will happen next. Best of luck and really hope that things will get better.

[EDDIE51]

What was the charge when he was violent towards you? was is common assult,ABH, GBH ? The exact charge is important.
GBH is a lot more likedly to get a prison sentence , ABH and assult are not normally a jail sentence. His previous history will go against him here I am afraid.
In this situation with 8 new charges against him (5 against you and 3 by the police) and a string of previous convictions there is a strong chance of a custodial sentence.
If you can let us know the exact charges and section numbers we can give a better estimate of what to expect,