My girlfriend just came back from going out of state to visit friends. It just so happens that her ex boyfriend lives with the friends she was visiting, and she told me that he threatened her with a knife on more then one occasion, including holding it up to her throat, as well as went into her room at night while she was sleeping, and threatened to rape her. I remember him from high school, and he was made fun of a lot. He has really lost his mind as of late, as I have been told, and I am afraid that he may even come here to try to harm Laura. Now, I am not afraid of him as I am not exactly a small framed person (I'm short, but I work hard for a living, so I'm strong, and know my way around a fight if needed). My question is how can I go about getting him to stay away from Laura? I do not want him near her AT ALL! I told her that if she goes over there next time, I am going to go too, and we won't be staying in that house, but at a hotel or something. I am a LOT bigger then he is, so I know that if he did try anything with me, I could probably put him on the ground without too much trouble, but Laura is a pretty small woman, and she isn't a fighter at all. Any advice on this issue would be fantastic. If any harm came to Laura, I probably would do something really really stupid.
Hmm that's a tough one. Firstly i would let the police know of your fears so that if you do need them at any point they will know the story allready and be better able and more willing to respond. Secondly i agree that you should stay with her whenever she may come into contact with this guy, hopefully this will be enough to deter him. If not then i guess push will come to shove and dudes gonna be eating a knuckle sandwhich, which he sounds like he may be in ned of anyway if he's going round threatening women with knives. What a coward. Good luck!
Kind of agree with Eury, but I think part of a solution involves making sure she keeps her distance from him, he's obviously pretty dangerous to her. With enough time, he'll find someone else to be a creep to, as long as she stays out of the picture.