I've had an interesting week. A friend found out her husband was cheating a few weeks back and now they're in the process of separating. He works away ,comes home every few weeks. Anyway he turned up at home a couple of days ago. She's terrified of him ,he's an abuser ,knocks her around and generally a mongrel of a bloke. So wed morning I get this text from her number which said I'm not leaving my house. So I'm thinking this isn't her ,it's him ,she never sends me texts like that in the morning,it's always good morning how are you blah blah. So I wrote back well good morning to you too. Same text back Yer I'm not leaving my house ,so I thought nope definitely not her so I write back Hello ( insert his name) nice to 'meet' you,stolen her phone again have you . ( I've never met him as I haven't known this lady that long and he takes her phone when he gets back she's told me). So I get an abusive text back which I was expecting. So I write back ,well are you going to give her her phone back or am I going to send the police for a welfare check? No reply ,half hour goes by still no reply so I drove to the police station and asked could they do a welfare check. Well a little while later she calls me,says the cops just left. I said well you'd either love me or hate me for doing it but I was concerned as I know he bashed her around last time he was back and my gut instinct was right ,he'd hit her again this time. What surprised me was she said I have been the only one in 39 years that has stood up for her and done something like that. She said what did you send him as it was like the twilight zone ,one minute he was ranting and raving at her ,next minute it went deathly quiet. He'd deleted it from her phone so I showed her on mine. So now he cannot just turn up there unannounced,he has to have police present if he goes there to collect anything. Today I spent a little while before work helping her to contact some places so she can get some income as he's cut off access to the bank accounts etc etc.I have told her if need be she can come here and stay. I guess what I'm asking is how else can I support this lady as she's extremely fragile right now. I've made sure she has basic supplies and food for her dogs but can you think of anything else I can do to help her? She has a heart of gold and a lovely person. She doesn't deserve this.