Q: My husband hit me brutally on my face and head. I had concussion and fractured skull.
Before he left he threatend to kill me if I told the police. After serious injury he again beat me.
I did not report to police but every time ended in dr's clinic for stitches.
After last beating on October 13 ,2014 he left home.
How can I press charges on him now it's been close to a year. He left home after last beating on October 13, 2014. Now I feel strong and not very fearful of him.
A: Have you contacted Legal Aid and/or the domestic violence advocacy agency in your area? That should be able to tell you if law enforcement and the district attorney's office is likely to prosecute him in criminal court. But you also have civil remedies, you can file for a protective order (although probably not on an emergency order), money damages for personal injury and all the claims you would have in a divorce case.
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