Grievous Body Hard

[stacek18]

My partner assaulted me we have our daughter who is 3 his brother was murdered a few months ago he didn’t have time to grieve and lashed out he has court soon I dropped all my charges but the police are still going ahead with out me?
Can I talk to the prosecutor? Any advice please??? I’m so scared he doesn’t need prison he needs help

[Peter Pedant]

yes the police can go ahead without your say-so
and may take the decision to do so - if your partner is deemed by them to be a danger to the public

others who know more about this than myself will tell you who you may talk to and if it is likely to do any good
his defence lawyer I would have thought

[Jackdaw33]

Unfortunately the notion of a plaintiff pressing or dropping charges is very much out of date. Such decisions are taken by the Crown Prosecution Service. Contacting them will be of no avail.

[stacek18]

His not a bad person he jus needs the help to grieve properly for his brother, it’s a shame it came to this. He just needs the help not jail.

[Buenchico]

Because victims of domestic violence can be threatened by their attackers (who're seeking to get the case dropped), the policy of the Crown Prosecution Service is rightly that they'll continue with prosecutions (as long as there's sufficient other evidence available) even when a victim indicates that they don't wish the matter to go to court.
https://www.cps.gov.uk/sites/default/files/documents/publications/DV_FAQ_leaflet_accessible_2011.pdf

A conviction for 'grievous bodily harm with intent' ['Section 18'] will always lead to a prison sentence, with a minimum of 2 years (although the time the offender is actually 'banged up' for is only half of the nominal sentence).

However a conviction for simple 'grievous bodily harm' ['Section 20'] doesn't always lead to an immediate custodial sentence.

So if your partner is only charged under 'Section 20' he stands a reasonable chance of avoiding prison, especially if
(a) his solicitor/barrister ensures that the court is aware of the stress that your partner was under ;
(b) your partner clearly indicates (possibly if/when a pre-sentence report is called for) that he wishes to seek help in controlling his aggression ; and
(c) you make good use of the Victim Personal Statement, that you should be invited to make, to let the court know how you feel.

If you've not yet been invited to make such a statement, there's nothing to prevent you from approaching the police and asking to do so.

[Peter Pedant]

we arent discussing whether he did it or not
but whether jail is a good place ( usually not )

I would contact the defence....

[Jackdaw33]

As Chico points out, it is necessary to know whether it is s 18 or s 20. If the former, prison is the only option.

[EDDIE51]

Yes, we need to know if the charge is GBH Section 18 or GBH Section 20. Section 18 is the most serious and is ALWAYS a prison sentence.
As you have been told , the CPS will always prosecute if there is sufficient evidence. You have no say in the matter. You can not drop charges as it is not you that makes the charge in the first place, it is the CPS. Furthermore once the case goes to court you can be called as a witness and asked why you wanted to drop charges.

[douglas9401]

Big sigh.

The bigly biggest.