If you have been assaulted or someone reports having been assaulted to you, consider:
If the injury is serious enough get medical assistance immediately by calling 999, going to your nearest casualty department or seeing your own doctor.
If the offender(s) is/are still in the area and you are able to contact the Police do so immediately, if you know the name or details of the offender, tell the Police now.
Make sure you protect yourself from further assault by locking yourself in your house if necessary.
If the offender(s) is unknown to you try to remember descriptive details of their appearance or anything unique about them which will help you identify them at a later stage. Are you able to find any witnesses who saw what happened?
Do they have a vehicle? What is it, what make and what Registration Number?
If you are alone or elderly consider contacting family or a friend or a trusted neighbour who can come over and provide support to you.
If you have to leave home to get medical help ask someone to contact the Police for you.
Remember the Police will probably seek forensic evidence when they investigate what happened. Traces of blood and other bodily fluids from the offender or indeed fingerprints will help the police find them. Try to preserve such evidence.
Inform your Coordinator what happened during social hours. This will allow them to check up on you to make sure you are okay and can warn your neighbours to try to prevent the same thing happening again to someone else and to seek witnesses for you.
If you are finding it hard to cope consider Victim Support's helpline on 0845 3030 900. Or visit their website.
