You may recognize that you go through cycles with your anger, your partner may also be aware of these cycles. You may find yourself buying flowers or presents for your partner, writing letters, promising it won’t happen again. Promising you will change. Then the violence begins again and another cycle starts.
If the Police have been notified an Officer will come and interview your partner. Even if your partner does not wish to take action against you the Police can proceed to charge you if they believe they have sufficient evidence. If there is not enough evidence to lay a charge the Police will still lodge a report which will stay on record.
You may want to consider what it would be like to be arrested or charged. How would it affect you to have to go to court? Would having a criminal record for assault bother you?
If violence in relationships is ignored, things continue to get worse. Sooner or later it happens again… and again… and again…
This resource is reproduced from the Western Australia government Freedom From Fear campaign. You can find out more here