foxyroxy666 Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 hi a quick question really, i was out with my mum at the weekend who gt attacked by a drunk girl. the girl pulled a large chunk of my mumd hair out which has resulted in a bald patch! just wondering if the girl could get done on grounds of assault or something else. we really want this girl to get some discipline as thisd has caused a lot of distress to my mum and upset. the girl is a known trouble causer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just_words Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 I think the obvious answer is yes. But what led up to the attack and how did it start? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernStar Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 hi a quick question really, i was out with my mum at the weekend who gt attacked by a drunk girl. the girl pulled a large chunk of my mumd hair out which has resulted in a bald patch! just wondering if the girl could get done on grounds of assault or something else. we really want this girl to get some discipline as thisd has caused a lot of distress to my mum and upset. the girl is a known trouble causer. This girl has assaulted your mother, of course there is some recourse to be had. You need to approach the police and get as much evidence and witnesses as you can find. Just don't be surprised when this girl lies to the police about the incident though, but if you can find irrefutable evidence the girl will be charged for this attack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimba Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 What they said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert_Baehr Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 This girl has assaulted your mother, of course there is some recourse to be had. You need to approach the police and get as much evidence and witnesses as you can find. Just don't be surprised when this girl lies to the police about the incident though, but if you can find irrefutable evidence the girl will be charged for this attack. Not necessarily. If the girl attacked her mother from behind and the mother did not see the attack coming, it was not an assault. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0742Sheff Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Not necessarily. If the girl attacked her mother from behind and the mother did not see the attack coming, it was not an assault. So someone gets assaulted but doesn't see who did it. That makes it non valid right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert_Baehr Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 So someone gets assaulted but doesn't see who did it. That makes it non valid right? Non valid? - I'm not sure what you mean. If somebody is attacked and does not see the attacker and didn't see it coming, then the victim has not been assaulted. The victim has been battered and the charge would be 'battery'. If you stand in front of me (where I can see you) and you threaten me and I believe that you intend to strike (and are capable of striking) me then even if you do not do so I can bring a charge of assault against you. If you did strike me, the charge would be 'assault and battery' - you would have battered me as well as assaulted me. If you want to give legal advice on this forum or elsewhere, be very careful. I rarely (if ever) give legal advice. I'm retired, but I don't work for nothing. If you do give legal advice and if somebody acts on that advice and suffers a detriment as a result of acting on that advice then you could be sued. You personally - not the forum. Northern Star told the OP 'this girl has assaulted your mother'. From the information provided in the OP, the girl had NOT assaulted the OP's mother. Battered her, perhaps - but there was no suggestion that an assault had taken place. If you are (or anybody else is) going to give legal advice - get it right. If you don't, then I hope you've got deep pockets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Womerry2 Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 It's not all that likely that a court in England and Wales would not throw out a claim regarding the insufficient quality of "legal advice" obtained from an anonymous source on a public forum. I think our level of idiot protection is slightly lower than it is in the USA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaFoot Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Assault/battery whichever, certainly worth going to Police in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike84 Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Why didn't you call the police at the time? 999 would have been the correct course of action as it was a crime "in progress". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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