Q: What is the crime when a ex husband severely damages property to cause bodily harm to his ex wife?
My sister resides in FL, where this occurred. Her ex husband came to the property to remove his belongings before he was served a restraining order. She told his mother about the RO, who then told her son. It has been discovered that he severely damaged the water heater in her garage causing gas to leak. They have a 5 year old who lives at the home. My brother is staying at the home temporarily to protect my sister and her son should the ex come back to the property. My brother smokes in the garage and could have been subjected to great bodily harm had the gas leak not been discovered. My sister had a repairman service the water heater and he determined it had severe damage that could have caused it to explode. She notified her attorney and had the fire department and gas company look at the water heater and around the home. They found no other evidence of tampering in the home except the water heater. She has a court date about the RO on March 4th. She has a lawyer for the hearing.
A:
This is not a Florida Case, but you should contact the Sheriffs Office in your jurisdiction and report this crime...I will leave it to law enforcement to determine what crimes may have been committed.
Get a lawyer for your hearing.
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