Dd reported for assault

[Lovelytabbycat777]

Someone through a cup of water at dd’s uni accommodation door. She then saw the person and throw water over them is this assault? Even when provoked

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Yes it’s probably assault but very unlikely to end in anything more than a caution. This time. But if this keeps happening she’ll get a criminal record which will stop her applying for jobs.

She needs to grow up or leave that accommodation.

Yes it is common assault.
Why didn't your DD report the antisocial behaviour of someone throwing water on her door rather than deploying her own punishment on the perpetrator?
Your daughter could end up with a criminal record for common assault .
If the person has allergies or a mental health issue it could be more serious than a minor assault.

A caution will show on a DBS check. I would advise not accepting a caution. Get lawyered up. I can't imagine the policy wanting to take this to court.

And have a strong word with your daughter. Not appropriate behaviour at all.

A word of caution about police cautions. Please remember a) a caution involves an admission of guilt and b) it will appear on standard/enhanced DBS. Too many people rush into accepting a caution as they think it is just a quick and easy way to make things go away. Police like them because quick and easy. Better to seek for the matter to be dropped.

Surely they threw the water at property (the door) and she threw it at a person, what she did is worse so they probably have an assault case, you can’t assault a door can you, vandalism maybe

Throwing a cup of water at a closed door is obviously not the same as pouring a cup of water over a person. Unbelievable that adults are behaving like toddlers.

I'd get her legal advice TBH - a caution may show up on any future checks.

I'd also report to uni accomodation office and course lead abut the situation especailly if there been a series of incidents and this if DD first relatiation.

I would hope the police had better things to do with their time - though most wouldn't report this to them - but your DD should be vary wary about accepting any caution or on spot fine without legal advice how ever much the police may push that route to make it go away.

It's not the most sensible action from your DD.

However DD2 came home in tears having had breast grabbed in front of two teachers by a boy - and had seen red and gone for him with a book. I didn't know this boy was harassing her - and frankly not sure school would have done anything if I did and tried to stop- but entire epsisode had two teachers seeing it all they shrugged and said nothing to either teen. Annoyingly it did mark an end to his picking on her - and few weeks later another teen girls with mate did similar. That was hard explaining her actions could have gone badly wrong reslting in her looking at punishment but also she shouldn't be sexually assulted either.

So DD sound very unlucky it's been reported to police - but wonder if that was the plan - get her so upset she saw red then play victim.

Yes it is assault.

I was in town when some teens tossed a full McDs drink of the top of the car park. I called the police because it was a bust area and I was concerned about another one hitting someone.
The police took it far more seriously than I was expecting - I basically wanted them to stop them repeating it. They called it assault, even though I was clear I had only been splashed. I even had a referral to victims' support and a call from them to check how I was.

Is there proof of this action?

Yes and maybe add paragraphs no one can read that wall of text.

You might as well delete this thread and stop wasting our time if you're only going to give one worded answers and as little information as possible.

Your posts come across as very childish actually and I wouldn't be surprised if it's a reverse because no mature sensible parent will post like this.

Good luck to your and your daughter.

I have no real idea, but I would imagine so. Throwing water over her door would not harm her or make her concerned for her safety, so throwing the water over the person is not self defence, it's assualt.

Punctuation too. There was no full stop.

I’m glad it wasn’t just me thinking this.

It is a bit of a lame thing to report for, especially as they had thrown it at her door first.

In reality, it's hardly more dramatic than a five year old might put up with in a water fight. But physical retaliation is just that, I guess, so best tell her to rein it in going forward.

She should mention the backstory - water on her door etc. It sounds as if they were goading her.