Would you report this to police?

[Cranberry2020]

I’m going to deliberately vague but I’m interested to know if you think I should report this.
it happened over 15+ years ago and was at work (NHS)
I was pinned up against a wall by a man and shouted at ‘in my face’. Another male colleague mouthed at me to ‘run’. I did, I was very upset and left work. I reported it internally but was made to feel he had his own reasons for the behaviour. He apologised but it was not genuine and he was intimidating. I didn’t report to the police as it left me feeling anxious and scared.

is it worth reporting now or should I keep it buried?

Sure

In legal terms, you'd likely be reporting this as a common assault or battery (in this context this means he physically touched you not, that he beat you up).

Both of these offences are summary only, which means any criminal legal action would have to have been started (information laid which means sent to court) within 6 months of the incident occurring. It's a strict time limit.

As such you're out of time for any criminal case to be take even if you did go to the police.

That is for personal injury claims, not criminal matters.

I'm making an assumption that you're in England or Wales but this sounds like it would be assault by beating at the very most which has a six month time limit for prosecution from the date of the offence. If you reported it to police it would be recorded as a crime and immediately filed with no further action taken. The only benefit would be it being on record in case it forms a pattern of behaviour but even if it did, the police wouldn't be able to do anything about the incident against yourself OP.

I'm not sure where people are getting a 3 year statute of limitations from as that's not a thing in the UK.

A man shouted at you 15 years ago and now you expect the police to do something?

Unless there's a big back story here in which the man in question is currently under investigation for beating up a woman or something, I don't really think there's anything to be gained from going to the police about an incident which would probably not have gone to court even at the time, let alone 15 years later.

If this man is still a healthcare professional and you're concerned that his colleagues or patients are at risk, then you could consider reporting that to his employer or a whistleblowing organisation or seeking advice from his professional regulatory body.

What has brought this to light 15 years on? It sounded horrible but no point going to the police after such a long time.

No I would not report this

I would report it to his professional body, naming the other staff member who told you to run.

I would do that knowing that nothing would come of it , but hoping it would draw a line under it for myself.

I'm more alarmed by the male colleague who did not hi g but shout 'run'!

I doubt a coward like that can be called upon as a witness.

What happened was unpleasant and understandably distressed you but there is nothing that can be done about it now other than you overcoming the distress it caused and living your life to the full.

For all any of us know he has felt ashamed and deeply regrets his outburst. He may even have taken steps to receive counselling himself to make sure he didn't do it again.

Or he could have continued to be foul and lose his temper!

But his life is no concern of yours.

Focus on your wellbeing and live die today and tomorrow as the past has been and gone.

For a minor assault you will be well out of time for criminal charges to be brought. Six months limit for cases dealt with in lower courts.

I would but have expectation

My opinion is that it would be a waste of your time to report this incident to the police. My position would have been, pay me compensation or stick your job.£1000 might have done it, only might!!