Husband on bail

[Palomamama]

Hi everyone just to make it quick.
Ive reported my husband for domestic abuse i was acting in anger because i caught him with another girl texting i lied about it i ripped some clothes to make it look like he has done it and also i had a arguement with him about it the nieghbours have heard our aggurment they have done a statement about it to the police.After the agrguement i went to the bathroom he gone after me saying that he is sorry but he open the door at the door banged against my leg there was a couple of brusies so i called the police they arrested him and bailed him. I realised that i lied about all of my alligations and done a retraction statement but the police have forward it to the CPS and the police officer charged him with ABH i am scared that he might go to prison but he has done nothing wrong except from texting the girl.is he likely to go to prison if its his ever first offence ? Is there CPS likely to drop the case? Any advice i will be very gratefull.thank you

When you retracted your statement did you admit that you lied? The trouble is that the police are used to victims retracting their statements as they are genuinely scared there will be repercussions against them so they dont tend to withdraw charges as a result.

Maximum sentence is five years in prison. For a first offence he may be given a fine or community punishment order
As pp said the police and the CPS would see your retraction statement as you being to afraid to go through with it. Where is your husband now do you know? The Courts take DV very seriously. I know you will get flamed on here for making it up because there are so many suffering DV and are too scared to report it.

I dont know where my husband is he has not contacted me since the incident because he has the bail conditions. I have told the police that i made it up in anger but the poluce would not listen they were acting without my will the police submitted this case to the CPS and the police officer who is dealing with this case he charged him with ABH and i am scared that he will go to prison for doing nothing but this is his first time offence.

Yes i told them that i lied to them but they wont just listen they are acting without my will i have done the retraction statement just after the incident about a week they also bailed him for 2 months because they saying is for your safety but he didnt do nothing wrong the police officer charged him with ABH. Is he likely to go to prison even if this is his first time offence?

The police have seen the bruises so it doesn’t matter what you retract, they will proceed. They won’t take your word that you made it up. I’ve been there. Except it certainly was DV.

OP what you have done is extremely low - I appreciate that him cheating is too, but it’s insulting to those who have experienced such. I’m a bit disturbed by your depth of lying and the type of person you are. Just divorce the fucker and be done.

Women who actually are being abused often go on to tell the police they lied because they are scared.

The police probably think you are one of them.

Would you think that he can go to prison if its his first time offence?

Probably not if its a first offence
It depends what he says when it gets to court as to how the punishments will go - as he admitted it?

Regardless of how the incident developed - at some point he has caused you an injury, which is wrong

You seem obsessed with whether he'll go to prison. Even if he doesn't, he could lose his job, friends, family etc.

As for the bruises, I am not saying that the door wasn't opened with force but I bruise like a peach so I get bruises when my dog jumps up on me for example.

Also, the police aren't 'acting without your will', they are doing their job.

Prison or not, it’s going to go in his disclosure, being brought up forever-more for his future jobs.