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[m_malayka]

Hi. I was arrested for beating my boyfriend. We get a bail and we cant contact to each other. He said i was beating him and i said he was beating me. No wetness anyway. Can we before going to the court drop this case? Thank you.

[dh001]

m_malakya: Speak to the Officer in Charge of the investigation.

Who called the police? and did your boyfriend make a formal statement of assault??

[scotchollie]

Discussing this on here could prejudice your case! Be careful M Malayka!!!

[Buenchico]

As far as the Crown Prosecution Service and the courts are concerned, when one person assaults another there are TWO 'victims' of the crime. One is the person who suffered the assault; the other is 'the law of the land'. Even if the person who sufffered the assault declines to provide evidence, the CPS policy is that they'll normally proceed with their prosecution since 'the law of the land' remains a 'victim'. (Additionally, of course, there is always a concern that the actual victim might have been coerced into not giving evidence).

So, while you could try indicating that you don't want the cae to go any further, it's likely that at least one of you will be prosecuted.

Chris

[Buenchico]

For Ahmskunnirt:
The CPS's policy on prosecuting cases of 'domestic violence' might well be relevant to the questioner's situation. The documents are complex but basically they come down to saying that if an offence has been committed they will normally prosecute (irrespective of whether the victim withdraws any statement that they might have made) unless there are exceptional circumstances. The policy documents are here:
http://www.cps.gov.uk...prosecution/domestic/

Chris