please, only nice helpful responses to this question. Posting for a friend in a DV situation.
The police took out a protection order on her behalf against her husband. Standard mandatory conditions, no exclusion order. He did not attend this morning. Magistrate granted the order.
My friend has been receiving text messages from the other parties sister that are quite intimidating and she is very upset. They are to the nature of blaming her for the assault, and asking her not to proceed with the order.
This person obviously doesn’t know it was initiated by the police.
Seeing how upset this has made my friend (who is a victim!) could this be seen as a breach? Like, an associated act of DV? If so/if not what can she do? The message was sent to her while she was waiting to enter the court room. As you would understand it really knocked her for six at an already vulnerable time.
If I’m wrong that’s fine I Just need to know if there’s anything she can do to stop receiving that sort of thing. Broke my heart watching her read it.
The police took out a protection order on her behalf against her husband. Standard mandatory conditions, no exclusion order. He did not attend this morning. Magistrate granted the order.
My friend has been receiving text messages from the other parties sister that are quite intimidating and she is very upset. They are to the nature of blaming her for the assault, and asking her not to proceed with the order.
This person obviously doesn’t know it was initiated by the police.
Seeing how upset this has made my friend (who is a victim!) could this be seen as a breach? Like, an associated act of DV? If so/if not what can she do? The message was sent to her while she was waiting to enter the court room. As you would understand it really knocked her for six at an already vulnerable time.
If I’m wrong that’s fine I Just need to know if there’s anything she can do to stop receiving that sort of thing. Broke my heart watching her read it.