Many intimate partner stalkers also physically or sexually assault their victims or threaten to do so. This can cause them to act out with violence.A person commits an offense if the person: (1) intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly causes bodily injury to another, including the person's spouse. Physical Violence: this type of violence seeks to deliberately hurt, injure or even kill an individual. If you want to drop assault charges DO NOT speak with prosecutors until you have met with the criminal defense attorney handling the case. You may want to encourage them to call a domestic violence hotline where a trained advocate can better help them understand the signs of abuse. Yes. But as the advocate answered, get your evidence together. Texts, voicemails, witnesses, injury photos, social media posts etc. What do we know about what causes youth violence? Have men ever gotten away with physically abusing a woman?