Advice for friend her dh has had her arrested

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So my friend was arrested last monday. Husband told police she had threatened him with scisors 2 days before he actually reported it. She denies this and says she did have nail scissors in her hand when they were having a discussion but at no point did she point them at him or threaten whatsoever. Police kept her in 16 hours and then released on bail. She cannot go near the house or her DC if her dh is there she can however see them.if he arranges to make himself scarce this is until.next week.
They are joint tenants in a HA home. He is not working she is and paying all bills. She is now saying when she returns no way will he leave , what options does.she have ?

Are you sure she didn't threaten him with scissors? I mean you weren't there so how do you know?

She needs to get a solicitor. Did she not have a solicitor present when being questioned? Has she been/accepted a caution?

She needs to stick to her bail conditions. Could somebody collect the children and bring them to see her?

If she is on bail then it is either because she has been charged, and is due to appear in court, or because they are still investigating.

If the former, there must have been some evidence or witnesses supporting what the husband said, as CPS would be very unlikely to charge based on one word against the other unless she has previous similar offending history.

If the latter, what further enquiries could they possibly be doing? What evidence either for or against are they expecting to find, and from where?

It sounds like there may be a bit more to this. But whatever the circumstances, she needs to stick to her bail conditions and arrange contact with the children through a 3rd party if possible.

She is sticking to them she hasnt been charged with anything

Social services will probably be informed as there are children in the home so tell her to expect that and go along with everything they say She needs to do. That may mean her seeing the children under supervision or not seeing them for a while until SS are sure they are safe.

She needs to get a solicitor. Did she not have a solicitor present when being questioned? Has she been/accepted a caution?

She needs legal advice and she need to follow it- if she hasn't had any and she needs to cooperate with SS.

It must be shit for her but time and her cooperation and good leagl advice should see things improve for her.

I’m wondering what prompted him to report to police 2 days later and what her definition of a “ discussion” is? Normally when there’s a domestic row the police are called when emotions are heightened and the row has happened or is happening. It’s interesting how women who report will often withdraw or retract their allegation to police whereas men can be very cold about going through with it. It’s not necessarily the case that you would need to have independent evidence since this type of offence is often in private. That being said if she hasn’t been arrested before and he has no injuries it is very much his word against hers. The main downside is that she might be on bail for quite a while and will be subject to bail conditions over that time.