ABH

[Rosiecobb]

Hi.
Does anyone have any insight to ABH cases at all?
Im a victim of ABH and i have not really gotten any advice from the police as to what to expect, bar the minimum.
I was involved in a domestic violence situation outside of my house with a family member. This culminated in myself crossing the road to get back inside my house and leave the argument, and my attacker running me over with the car as i crossed, suffering injuries.
After lengthy investigation processes that concluded actual intent could not be proved, but wreckless intent could, I am finally awaiting the arraignment and plea, then either sentencing or a trial.

It is as far as i know the first actual offence, but the police have classed this as a domestic violence incident due to it being so called family, and a history of domestic violence reports against them existing, though never towards myself until that day.
My 4 yr old son witnessed the attack from the side of the road and is traumatised so much he is still having nightmares 2 months on. He is awaiting child therapy.

I am wondering about a likely sentence. Ive read the guidelines and from what i can make out aggrivating factors are domestic violence, using a car as a weapon and the presence of a young child.

Mitigating factors are first offence, and the guaranteed fake remorse that will be shown only for the judge.

This family member has been cut off from my life and i am being blamed by some in my family for putting them through hell by having the police arrest a family member.
I miraculously had no broken bones, yet bruising and sprains with soft tissue damage and cuts to arms, legs, face and ribs. How the car did not snap my leg in two when the wheels went over it i have no idea, but due to this the police did not charge GBH.

If i had an idea of what punishment i can expect, even in rough terms, it would go a long way to calming my thought process.

I'm so sorry to hear what has happened to you - it must have been a dreadful incident and the backlash you have suffered as a result from the family is awful. I hope your son can be helped and can move forward from this.

It will have been a CPS decision as to what to charge with. 1st offence, you're probably not looking at an jail time. Supervision order, unpaid work, fine perhaps.

Re punishment, it depends on harm and culpability. On the information you have given, it sounds like greater harm and higher culpability. If that is correct, the starting point for sentencing is 18 months in custody with a range of 1 - 3 years. They will get a reduction of up to one third if they plead guilty at the earliest opportunity and the sentence may be suspended if it is 2 years or less (1 year if the case is heard in the magistrates' court). The sentence may be reduced to take account of time spent on remand in custody or on bail.

A supervision order for access to my son?
Sorry, maybe i should have been clearer but i have tried to keep things vague. it was my cousin who attacked me, not my sons dad.

This is what haunts me and makes me feel unsafe. My cousin is vindictive and has always been a bully. Domestic violence rumours have circled for years, and this only occurred as i was standing up for his wife who he was being horrid to at the time.
He has told the police his foot slipped on the clutch, which is apparently how he managed to drive out of a parking space and knock me down in the middle of the road. Has then said he panicked and drove off in shock.
Its clearly a lie, and his wife merely states she doesnt know what happened as it happened so fast, but cant see how it can of been an accident. She is a witness, yet was also not in the car at the time.

Yes my little man is scarred for life i think. I cpuld take the pain i have a million times over, but break every time i see him struggling.