I am very very worried about my friend...

[PandoraExplorer]

I'll have to be spartan with the details here because they're very identifying. My friend is in the process of being made bankrupt. His partner secured his business against their home and the debts are several times the value of the property. It's been a while since I've seen my friend but we've txt'd a little. I have good reason to suspect that there could be serious domestic violence. I'm actually thinking the worst. No one local has seen my friend for a while and the property now looks derelict. I knocked but no reply. The neighbours have seen/heard nothing either. I have this silly feeling that it's not my friend answering my txts...but the partner instead. The messages say they're still at home but I live close by & the place looks abandoned and has done for months. I don't know what I can do? I have this nagging feeling all is not ok.

Is your friend employed? Could you call her at work? Presumably you don't know any siblings or parents to check with ?

I presume that there is good reason why you didn't knock on the door and I'm presuming she doesn't have a car parked in the area? Is it possible that they're just lying low because they've got creditors chasing them? I would have thought that if friend has been made bankrupt the house have been repossessed by the bank and sold. You can check the sales history of a house and sales price online - I think Zoopla might be one site. Of course this only shows that she may have moved from the area. I think if you've got reasons to suspect DA then you can easily justify speaking the police - but you will need to tell them what you know.

That's terrifying. Definitely try to check work, social media, anything else, and inform the police.

What's happened? Any news?

Thinking of you.

Text a bright message asking if you can have the shoes or bag or necklace you lent her as you are going somewhere (wedding etc) and need to use it. Of course you wont really have lent her the item, so if you get a reply back saying she has it and making an excuse not to return it you will know someone else is pretending to be her.

What a very good idea Buttercup.

Any update OP?