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Should i tell the new girlfriend about his past?

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Hidethewine · 20/02/2012 16:26

Ok so im new to mumsnet so im not sure if im posting in the right place...

My EX and i seperated 5 years ago because he was violent and aggressive, he would smash up the house, kicked & hit our dogs and then finally progressed to pushing me down the stairs when my youngest was 8 weeks old and hitting & kicking me. At which point i left him and moved into a hostel with my children...i never pressed charges!
He then got himself a new girlfriend (almost immediately) they moved in together after a few weeks, she had a yound child too, and after a while i knew he was treating her the same. on one occassion he broke her arm & hit her head off the floor. Its also alledged that he hurt her son although nothing has been proven and SS didnt take it any further. They split up & she pressed charges, He was taken to court by her and given community service. that was about 18 months ago and i have now heard he has got a new girlfriend with a daughter the same age as ours.
Im really worried for the safety of this child. He doesnt have contact with ours very often and it has to be supervised.
In my opinion he will never change and his violent behaviour has just got worse over the years.
Should i find a way to warn this woman what she is getting herself and her child into or should i just forget about it?
I dont think i could forgive myself if something serious happened and id not said something.

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suburbophobe · 24/02/2012 10:38

By the way when i said he was accused of hurting his ex girlfriends son the little lad had a broken leg & a broken arm (on seperate occassions) and both incidents happened while the child (who was under 3) was in this mans sole care. apparently he tripped over... I know its not proof but it certainly rings alarm bells with me!

This is just heartbreaking! Sad

And certainly rings alarm bells with me too.

Thank you for doing everything in your power to help subsequent women and children from this known abuser.

mcmooncup · 24/02/2012 10:49

How about an anonymous letter to her? Maybe with details of his conviction. By the sounds of it, it could be from any number of women who has been unfortunate enough to come across him so wouldn't be traced back to you necessarily.

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