My "husband" or soon to be ex are in the process of going through a divorce. I moved out of our home into an apartment complex right next door to my brother with our 3 daughters recently. My husband and I decided to meet over dinner tonight to discuss living arrangements for our daughters. We met at a restaurant however I was a bit disappointed he brought his mother along to throw in her two cents about everything. So after the dinner we were in the parking lot, his mother was still inside using the bathroom, and I asked him to come to my apartment for a little bit afterwards so we could talk alone without his mother, the original plan. He dropped his mother off, we get back to my apartment together, I thank and pay the babysitter and she leaves, my daughters already asleep at this point. My husband and I sat down at the breakfast bar in my kitchen and started discussing possible arrangements. The only thing he offered or would agree to with them spending weeks back and forth, one week at my place, the next at his, etc. I don't want to do that because when they get older it will be harder to get them to school and such. I said how about maybe a couple afternoons a week and every-other weekend or something along those lines. He started yelling no, I'm telling you how its going to be. I looked at him and sarcastically said "No, it's really not." He then firmly grabbed me and picked me and stared at me for a few seconds, before he decided to start swinging at me. After I felt him hit my face hard at least twice, it was just immediate reaction to start swinging back. He then started getting more violent and my brother came running over because he heard me screaming. My brother got my daughters, left them with his wife and took me to the er because I was cut open and bleeding. I ended up with a broken nose, 5 stitches above my lip and a swollen jaw. My brother sat in the waiting room, and I talked to the nurses & doctor alone. I was scared and maybe in a little bit of shock. I lied to them and told them that I had fallen in the shower, and hit my face on the faucet. After thinking about it, I don't know why I lied. Can I still file a police report or something after lying to the er?
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