Dh assaulted at work, ABH. What do we do?

[Sheilafeeler]

Help. Dh was punched in the face by a colleague and then had his face grabbed with injutries

@Sheilafeeler

That's a really good idea I hadn't realised you can do that without reporting a crime, I will suggest it to him

Please do. It sounds as if he needs an opportunity to talk through all the different scenarios and Victim Support are best placed to help him with that.

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This unfortunately sounds like a "We dont grass " culture where calling the police will do nothing but leave the ops dh vulnerable and cast as untrustworthy . Any police action will be minimal , take weeks if not months to appear in court with a high chance of suspended sentence no fine...sorry but sadly the nature of that culture is put up and shut up ..

I mentioned in my previous post that drug use is rife in construction, I have first hand experience of this (not as a user but closr family ). Not improbable the assailant was supplying a lot of the others on site and has jumped before he was pushed. He'll pitch up somewhere else and do the same again. Hope your DH is healing ok.

I think itl be more about insurance issues they're worried about than 'no grassing culture'. Unfortunately for this employer thats just how the business works. id call the police and have everything thrown at the weasel.

My concern is next time there may be a death.

It is difficult as it is punishing the victim to put this on his shoulders, but how would he feel knowing if he reported this, it may prevent worse in future.
Sorry for you both 💐

@Sheilafeeler
How is your dh now ?
What an awful thing to happen.

Definitely report to police and look into getting support from Victim Support and they were fantastic. The police will need to take photos of his injuries ASAP. Consider also eventually making a claim through the Criminal Compensation scheme. It is for victims of violent crime.

@RabbityMcRabbit
This thread is almost a month old.
I just wondered if the OP's dh was doing ok.