Hi I had a situation 2 weeks ago where 2 men broke into my home at night and robbed me at knifepoint, they stole my jewellery & cash that was in my purse, from what was said by them during the robbery I am almost certain that these men were specifically sent to my house by my brothers ex girlfriend as an act of revenge/vendetta towards our family. Obviously called police also told them my suspicions.
So few days later I got a phone call from social services who wanted to arrange a home visit, saying they were referred by Police in regards to the incident above. My 2 children 5 yr old & 6 months were upstairs asleep when this happened, lady on the phone assured me it was a visit to make sure they were safe and due precautions were put in place so this couldn't happen again. Social Worker has since come to my house she spent an hour or so talking to me about what happened and is going to come back next week. When she comes back she said she would like me to sign a form giving them consent to contact school & GP regarding my children to make sure all is well.
Now all is well I take care of my children well, I have never in my life had any dealings with social services, so although I don't mind them looking into these things I am annoyed as to why, and am worried as I've heard stories of social workers creating problems over silly issues. The lady sent seems nice and assured me that they are here to 'help' etc.
Wanted to post this for advice from anyone who has been in a similar situation & also opinions on the whole situation, I was the victim of a robbery now I'm being investigated by social services and feel annoyed about why. Sorry for the length but the whole situation has gotten me really stressed and just want some advice
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cb123 · 18/09/2015 19:29
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