Q: Would my friend be at fault for hitting her ex-boyfriend on her grandparents property with a
He was told to leave numerous time and hade refused to do so I was then told by her he grabbed her by the neck and pushed it up as he was going to give her a kiss, and she refused to kiss from him, but he kept trying to force it on her so she told me that she grabbed a bat and hit him and she had told me the reason why she had done. All of this is because he is trying to force her to stay in the relationship after she has left him I was even told by her and I’ve also seen message sent from him to her stating that if she goes back to her new boyfriend instead of him, he was going to then press charges on her for hitting and he’s also using her hitting him with the bat against her on everything. I honestly don’t know what to do. She’s in jail right now and I’m honestly wondering who’s at fault if it’s my friend or if her ex had the right.
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She needs a good lawyer. I'm sure part of the reason she was arrested was because she admitted to hitting him. You must always keep quiet when speaking to police about anything you may have done. Even the borderline issues because police are NOT to be trusted. Any admission of physical contact is enough to be charged with an assault or battery.
If you can get proof that he used arresting her as leverage to make her stay with him, and used it as a threat, then that would be great proof for her trial on the charges.
I hope this info helps.
Get her a good lawyer.
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