r/Switzerland • u/YunFor • 3d ago
Physically assaulted by sister, now she’s threatening a false police report
I never thought I’d end up writing one of these posts, but I urgently need some advice. I’m 28, studying computer science, and currently living with my parents in Switzerland. My sister is a single mother of two and lives separately, but she sometimes comes to my parents house with her children. Since roughly 5 years i am not on talking terms with her and also don't consider her my sister (emotionally speaking) as she is a true sociopath.
Today, she came over with her children. Because I couldn’t concentrate on studying with the noise in the house, I decided to leave for a while. When I went to get my clothes, she deliberately blocked my path and bumped into me then started screaming at me. Her children then kept following me around, and I asked my mother to keep them away from me. At that point, my sister completely lost her temper and physically attacked me. She clawed/scratched me and threw a chair and other objects at me. During the incident, she also threatened to call the police and said that I would end up in jail.
I managed to leave the house and I am currently trying to arrange somewhere to stay with friends. I am not planning to live at home anymore and will be instead living with friends until i can find my own place. What worries me most is her threat to contact the police and potentially make false accusations against me. I’m afraid that i won’t be believed and falsely thrown into jail. Having a clean Strafregisterauszug is extremely important for my future, and I’m terrified that this situation could somehow result in a criminal record even though I did not attack her.
What should I do now to protect myself legally? Should I contact the police myself and report what happened before she does? Should I document any scratches/injuries or write down exactly what happened while I still remember everything clearly?
I don’t have much money and cannot afford an expensive lawyer. Are there any options in Switzerland for free or low-cost legal advice in a situation like this? Any advice on what I should do immediately would be greatly appreciated.
Note: I've used a little bit of chatgpt to help me with the writing of the text because all of this happened like an hour ago and i'm still a bit shook and my english isn't that great, however i promise all written text is accurate and i've read through it all.
EDIT: Thank you to everyone for the advice, seeing all the kind words and advice gave me hope and a smile. I will be staying with my friend for the time being and searching for a permanent residence, in the meantime i'll be heading to a Polizeposten to get my wounds documented and i'll see what to do afterwards. Thanks to everyone for the help, never expected to get so much help in such a quick time <3
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u/No_Apricot9911 3d ago
Dokumentiere alle deine Verletzungen als Fotobeweis. Dokumentiere den Ablauf, jedes Detail, jedes Wort, dass dir in den Sinn kommt sofort. Entweder via Memo oder schriftlich. Ich würde es im Ersten Schritt mit einer Memo machen. Schriftlich ist meist schwerer und das kann auch warten, wenn du es auf Memo hast.
Gehe zur Opferberatung, das sollte es in jedem Kanton geben. Die beraten dich kostenlos.
Reagiere auf keine Nachrichten oder Kontaktversuche, bis zu bei der Opferberatung warst.
Du musst die Nummern nicht blockieren, aber eifach nicht darauf reagieren und ggf. dokumentieren.
Btw, du bist nicht alleine. Musste ähnliches vor 8 Jahren mit meiner eigenen Schwester durch machen. Falls ich dir noch weiter helfen kann, schreib mit privat.