So basically long story short I have been posting here using different names for a while, I used different names because I was ashamed I hadn't left yet.
My ex physically and emotionally abused me for years. The physical stuff stopped when I became pregnant but the emotional stuff got really bad then. In a way the physical stuff wasn't as bad, the gas lighting and threats nearly sent me over the edge.
Anyway. I never went to the police because he kept telling me if I did, they would take my children away. One being quite severely disabled and relying on me a lot and one either inside me or newborn.
He started recently with really wild accusations like saying I was going into his house and stealing stuff but finding the stuff as soon as I said to call the police if something had been stolen. I started making sure I was never on my own in the day so I'd never be accused of that, seeing friends constantly, and with a newborn and a child and a house to look after that was exhausting.
Anyway, yesterday he went to the police with his wild claims, which aren't true at all and I've got someone saying where I was on every single day in the past few weeks since his claims started so I'm sure I'll be fine on that count. However when he did go to the police it was like the control had completely gone, they'd be involved now anyway so I went myself and disclosed everything, I have photos of the bruises which I saved onto my PC which are time stamped.
However that's all the proof I have. Apart from friends I've disclosed to over the years, because, the night before he went to the police he used find my iPhone to wipe my phone completely and I hadn't been backing t up to iCloud. We've tried various ways of getting the messages back but nothing works.
Anyway I have to go back in on Wednesday to make an official statement, but the police officer would only take note of one of the times he had hit me and said they'll work on one for now and wouldn't even listen to any of the emotional side of things st all.
When I first told him he kept saying "he'll be arrested you know do you want that?" And I felt like he was trying to put me off doing it.
Anyway I just wanted to know what happens now? I get the feeling that after he's arrested it will all kick off again, so I'd like to know if that's only likely to happen after I make a statement? So I can at least relax until Wednesday? What will happen after that?