Can you get charges dropped after ringing the police?

[DaveGY]

Pretty crazy situation. I ended up ringing the police on my partner as she can get very angry when arguing. She then proceeded to damage various items in my house, TVs etc. police totalled the damage at £3k. I’m obviously not innocent in why the argument started but i didnt want either of us to end up getting hurt, so police seemed like the only option at the time. I didn’t make a statement, and didn’t want any charges.

The police charged her with criminal damage and ABH, as she attacked me with a fork.. no marks on me though. They have a witness from a few houses down, not sure what s/he saw.

We have since (this was 6 months ago), worked it out. Her bail keeps getting extended, most likely due to the CPS cuts/backlog. Is there anyway I can get the charges dropped? If I make a statement now, saying she didn’t cause any damage and/or attack me.. would this end the case?

Mental I know.

please say no children are involved in this shit show?

Why don't you ask the police?
I'm pretty sure they would prefer to deal with other matters.
BUT, I would strongly advise you to ignore this behaviour at your peril.
DV is a very serious offence.
I hope there are no kids in the house.

I suspect if you refuse to testify it won’t come to much.
But I agree with the previous poster- please say there are no kids involved and no plans to have any either.
This relationship is unstable and volatile.
Think very hard about why you’re still together.

So you would lie? You may get charged with perverting the course of justice.

You don't have control anyway. The CPS do.

You can’t “drop the charges” if the police think it’s in the public interest to prosecute, they will. My EXH was a domestic abuser and persuaded me to drop the charges which is how I know that you can’t. It was out of my hands and he ended up in prison.

It isn't up to you no it's about what's in gjd public interest.

No, you can't, thankfully.

Have you considered taking a step back and coming to your senses? There's another life out there for you after you're away from her.

You can't get the charges dropped if the police feel they have enough evidence to put a case to the CPS, it's out of your hands. Making a false statement won't help her at this stage, the best you can do, if you are staying together, is to think seriously about your future - this was only six months ago and ABH and criminal damages aren't minimal crimes, they are serious. If she has genuinely sought help for her anger and is turning over a new leaf then the best plan is to wait and see the outcome and, if it does go to court, you can attend as a character witness and attest to how she has turned her life around. That said, if she's done nothing to address her behaviour then I worry for you.

No, you can withdraw your support, but if they have the evidence, they can prosecute anyway.

If you gave a statement you will need to provide a withdrawal statement. CPS may still charge on an evidence led prosecution. Ring 101 or the officer in charge if you know who they are.

If you've not given a statement and she's been charged with offences, or the police still have her on bail and are seeking cps advice, they have enough evidence and cause for concern for a victimless prosecution. This is to protect domestic violence victims as DV victims often don't want to prosecute. So the decision is taken out of their (your) hands.

If it was a case where you gave a statement but have since changed your mind, you can tell them you want to retract your statement. This is mainly for cases that don't involve domestic abuse. For those cases it's usually a case of no victim cooperation then can't prosecute.

Is there anyway I can get the charges dropped? If I make a statement now, saying she didn’t cause any damage and/or attack me.. would this end the case?

The Caroline Flack case will tell you the answer to this question.

You’ve not given a statement so you can’t retract it. Therefore you won’t go to court as no statement. You can’t drop charges as you didn’t give a statement to drop.

However looks like they have gone through an evidence only prosecution without a statement from you if they had enough evidence for CPS to decide a charge on it.

I dropped the charges with my ex the police weren't happy obviously but he later told me that they still took him to court over it (we weren't in contact at the time this was years later) but with no evidence it was dropped...

Worked out? your partner assaulted you and destroyed £3k worth of items in your home?
You should be walking away, not lying to the police.