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I'm sorry to hear about your friend it must be very difficult for you, I have a friend who went through a similar ordeal and eventually she left him, thankfully! These men should be strung up [:@] There is a bit of info here and some links to other places that may be of use but her best bet is to make a complaint to the gendarmes if she's willing to do so and then see an avocat.

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Hi, I'm very sorry to hear about your friends situation and as I've been in a very similar one myself it's prompted me to reply. It's a very difficult situation and it depends mainly on what your friend wishes to do i.e does she want to end the relationship? I know it sounds like a stupid question but many women for many different reasons end up deciding to "give it another go". Anyway legally speaking she needs to make a formal complaint at her local gendarmerie and if the neighbours are willing she may be able to use them as witnesses, she needs also to see a doctor at the very least to provide evidence of the assault and she needs to engage an avocat - there are laws in France against domestic violence but it depends really on what she wants to do next.