Looking for advice and have posted this all over in the hope of a quick and balanced response.
It's long and I apologise if I skip bits.
Her husband has tried to commit suicide a couple of times this week and his behaviour has become increasingly erratic and aggressive. She has spoken to the police, doctors and psychiatric assessment unit at the local hospital but all are unwilling or unable to help unless he asks for it - one doctor even prescribed sleeping tablets, despite him trying to overdose??
As a result she fled to our house on Friday with her young DC. He phoned constantly throughout the night/early hours, leaving venomous messages when no one answered.
Flash forward to yesterday afternoon when he got drunk, attacked a friend (ripping his clothes), tried to kick in a shop window and then drew a knife and tried to 'stab' the same window cutting himself in the process. The shop owner called the police and he then barricaded himself in his parents home and had to be forcibly removed with his hands and feet cuffed.
He is in police custody and will be assessed before appearing in court on Monday but we cannot get a straight answer from anyone as to what will happpen next, or even what might happen.
I suppose our questions are:
What are the chances of him getting a custodial sentence? (police think it's likely)
What are the chances of him being sectioned?
What happens if he turns up at the house or comes for the DC?
Any advice at all?
We are in Scotland if that makes any difference.
Thank you for taking the time to read this.