Domestic abuse neighbours

[Mumlisa24]

I moved to a house after a difficult time I live with my 2 young kids this is my fresh start my neighbours have been arguing fighting since I've lived here for 4 years. They have a little girl who's 8 same age as my own daughter there is violence in the property I called the police non emergency to talk about what I hear almost everyday but told me we can't do anything because im not involved with them. They said theres an ongoing investigation told me to contact social services. 2 days ago the little girl was crying and screaming daddy stop hitting mummy I was concerned I don't like him at all I've had afew arguments with him in the past. He's a drug user and is violent the mother has a broken arm said she fell down the stairs last week now she has a black eye. What should I do all I want is to live in peice and quiet they are private tenants so stuck listening to them everyday for hours.

Did you contact social services then? Not sure why you called the police non emergency number, it sounds like an emergency to me. That poor little girl.

I would be ringing 999 not the non emergency number.

Definitely contact SS if you haven't already. And keep a log of what you hear, I would be sending it regularly to the police. That poor woman and poor little girl. I hope they can be helped. As you're living so close, if you're worried about your own safety you can make that clear to police, they won't disclose who has made the report. Could very easily have been the school or another neighbour but someone needs to be flagging this up as often as it takes to get them some help.

Definitely make a report to social services.

Just phone 999.

Yep, 999 each time you hear screaming or the like. SS to discuss the overall pattern.

Every time you hear them screaming at each other, 999 it. Your concern is for the safety of the woman and child. Valid reason to use 999 - crime in progress, risk to life. I used to take these calls ten times a day.

I have also made several calls myself, such when I had a man mountain neighbour who used to hurt his wife - he pushed her down the stairs with the 2 month old baby in her arms. They stayed together but both left the house a month or so later - I found out through a mate that she did leave him in the end.

I also had a couple in a flat above me once - she was a nutter, he was a nice chap. I heard him screaming in agony about 2am and her telling him he deserved it. 999 again, cue police calling him an ambulance - she'd broken his arm slamming it in a door deliberately. She never came back to the flat.

Always call it in, you could save a life.

If you hear violence and screaming etc then it's an emergency. Next time it's happening call 999 and tell them you can hear an assault taking place, that a woman and child are in immediate danger.

I did phone police 999 afew weeks ago they arrested him and he was back home a day later the police don't seem interested I also contacted social services because the child is witnessing it on a regular basis I don't get along with the family because of him he's awful but the police said there's an ongoing investigation but didn't tell me much else plus I don't want any trouble I've got myself and my own kids to keep safe. They been through alot I just think he needs kicking out he's a horrible man last night I heard him shouting I cheated on you because you don't give me any s*x I recorded him but like I said the police are useless I hope social services do something to help her and the little girl.

If tye police are aware I don't understand why they aren't doing anything they wouldn't talk to me about it said because im not involved what does that mean I asked and said call social services or the council about noise they are useless

@Mumlisa24 if you ring 999 emergency and say your hearing a crime/violent assault taking place next door, it's happening now. Please come!
If they refuse then they really are a bunch of useless bastards.
I really hope they get him arrested, but the woman might be really scared to say anything against him.

little girl was crying and screaming daddy stop hitting mummy

When this happens you call 999

And you do it every single time.

Please call 999 every time

Ring 999 - this kind of situation is not a non emergency- and keep reporting to social services. Every single time.

They can't tell you what is happening with the investigation because you are not directly involved. Please call every time you hear anything and explain you have recordings of it too, it's really good evidence

Its an assault and a child in danger every time. The police need to come out every time. It doesn’t matter if “a case has been opened” do they not stop a bank robbery because the robber is already being investigated for a previous theft?