I am related to the person who assaulted me

You may be concerned about reporting an assault carried out by a family member or someone you are in a relationship with. However, it is important to remember that reporting such instances is vital for your safety and the safety of others. Always remember some people can help you, and keep you safe. If the assault took place at your home, police officers can find you a safe place to stay. By speaking out, you could prevent this from happening to somebody else, or the assaults becoming worse.

 

If, by reporting the assault to the police the assailant is charged then this will obviously have repercussions, which in turn could change their actions from passive to aggressive. If you are in danger then, if possible, get to a public place and call the police to take you to a place of safety.

 

At Lestons we appreciate that there are significant cultural differences between the religious and cultural organisations in the UK. In some cultures, if a woman becomes pregnant via rape it is deemed her “fault”, not the rapist themselves, “honour killings / beatings” are rarely reported, if the matter is reported to family they may “sort it out themselves”.

 

How we can help

We appreciate that there would be a concern informing the police, as their involvement may make matters worse for you, however we strongly suggest that you get medically assessed. You can inform the medical team that you will be instructing us to act for you and to refer to you as Mrs X etc. To gain our assistance you need to open a case, this is done by taking advantage of our free consultation service, activated by the link at the top of the page, should you wish to start a case the caseworker will send you the suitable payment link.

 

Please note your caseworker can only give generic advice, their role is to prepare your details for handling by our legal team and to act as your point of contact, they will also issue you with your Password and PIN, these will be needed to log onto your client dashboard. From your dashboard you will be able to manage and view every aspect of your case, upload documents, images, files etc.