Find out for sure. Then call police.

I'll do nothing except laughing.It's just for a joke. EDIT I'll find the reason for the fight.If it's serious I'll try to console them.

G'day Redrum, Thank you for your question. If I thought that my suspicions were reasonable, I would look at reporting it to the police especially if it was underway. Alternatively, I would offer my assistance to the spouse in private if possible to go to a shelter. I have attached sources for your reference. Regards Reference Help Guide http://www.helpguide.org/mental/domestic_violence_abuse_help_treatment_prevention.htm Domestic Violence Awareness Handbook http://www.usda.gov/da/shmd/aware.htm UK Home Office http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/crime-victims/reducing-crime/domestic-violence/ Lawlink NSW http://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/lawlink/vaw/dvguidelines.nsf/pages/domesticviolence

Never learn that from your neighbour.

My husband is a former policeman. He taught me to never hesitate to call them. Before I met him I would have never considered that. But I learned that if there is going to be an intervention in this type of behavior it unfortunately usually comes through legal consequences. I have taken this action against my neighbor. In our situation there was a young child living there too. This type of behavior is intollerable and may take your concern to help an innocent victim who is too terrified to help themselves.

I was in a relationship like this and no id not want anyone to call the police,that would be for me to do,its embaressing enough!And would of coursed more problems. Luckly im not in that situation any more and not likely to be as im older and wiser. Anyone whos in a relationship like this take my advice and get out!!!

I actually found myself in this predicament not long ago. My neighbour was fighting with his drunk girlfriend, LOUDLY, just outside my bedroom window one night. I didn't see him hit her, but by the way she was yelling and screaming I could only assume so. My decision was to keep an eye on it and if I saw any definant signs of abuse I was going to report it. They calmed down eventually and the next morning they both seemed ok (no bruises ;) ). I think if you did report it and there was no abuse going on, it could really turn your neighbours against you. Be sure.

of course the first thing to do is call the police. you can also offer help to the person who has been abused. most likely they will refuse, and possibly even be angry at you for trying to help, but it is better to try and be rebuffed than just allow this kind of thing to continue.

There are many times when I wished my neighbours would have called the police or lent support, but it was always treated with silence. Some neighbours distanced themselves which made me feel even more isolated and dirty. Others pretended they were blissfully oblivious, which helped me to pretend. I knew they all must have known and I felt so belittled. There was a neighbour years ago who wrote me a letter, though i never knew who the person actually was as they did not give a name, and mentioned that had suspicions that something may be going on, and apologised if they were mistaken, and left me contact details and a secret code word if I was ever in trouble. Unfotunately, we consequently moved to another country and I was never able to capitalise on that act of kindness. That gesture made me feel less alone, which helped tremendously. So perhaps, you could do the same or similar. It could save someone's life or at best joult them into rethinking their behaviour!

Well, if possible, I would write down any visible injuries you may see, and document it. I would also not judge this person (the abused) because it can be a hard situation. People who are in abusive relationships don't usually start out within the first week or two, hitting. It is a slow process. It often starts out as emotional and mental abuse. The abused often questions themselves and thinks "well at least he isn't hitting me, so I'll stay". Then it progressively gets worse. Eventually when they do resort to physical abuse, the victim may think they deserve it or they brought it on themselves. It's a viscious cycle. They believe that if they leave no one will take them in. They often believe their friends and family don't love them anymore. It takes alot to get to that point. So when you think someone is being abused, you need to handle it lightly. If you just call the cops, the abuser is likely to hurt the victim more after the cops leave- because often times a victim will NOT press charges in fear of retaliation, and will lie and say it's not abuse. When the police leave they get it worse because the abuser will believe that the victim had something to do with the police call. I would document every incidence that I can, if you hear screaming or slapping sounds, if you witness marks or bruises of any kind on the victim. And don't just come at them and judge them. It's very hard to be in that situation. I watched an Oprah where a woman was violently abused by her husband of 14 years- and her 13 year old son was video taping the whole thing. The video tape would only have put him in jail for around 6 years, but the documentation from the coworker put him in jail for much longer- because it shows that this was continual as opposed to jsut one time. I would try and level with the victim if I could. I would tell her "I'm here for you if you feel like you ever want to talk about anything. Anything you want". Let them start the motion of getting out. If you pressure them, they're likely to hang back and stay for fear of judgement.