A tough situation - I once had a co-worker come running into the restaraunt where we worked, in her nightgown with her husband in pursuit - she had run the 8 blocks from her house in December,(in upstate NY!) mainly to draw him away from the kids - a neighbor got the kids out of the house while he was still ranting about the restaraunt - and the crew took turns never leaving her alone for two days while social services got their act in gear -

but she was ready at that point to both leave him and press charges.