My husband and his family decided it would be “funny” to push me into the icy water: I hit my head and started drowning, and when I finally managed to get to the shore with great difficulty, they stood there laughing at me 

My relationship with my husband and his relatives had always seemed normal. I thought they at least respected me a little. But after that day, everything became clear: there had never been any respect. They were simply used to looking down on me — until one “joke” turned into an attempt to drown me.

That day we were walking along the waterfront with the whole family. It was very cold, the water was icy, and a thick fog hung over the surface. We talked about how nice it would be, after the walk, to go somewhere warm, warm up, and drink tea. Nothing suggested what was about to happen.

When we walked onto the pier, my husband suddenly stopped and, looking at the water, said:

— I wonder how deep it is here?

— I don’t know, I replied.

He smirked, stepped closer, and said:

— Let’s find out. You can swim, right?

— Not now. It’s way too cold.

— But I want you to swim. It’ll be fun.

I didn’t even have time to say another word. He suddenly pushed me hard in the back — I fell, hit my head on the wooden planks, and swallowed icy water. Shock, cold, pain — I couldn’t tell what was up or down anymore.

From above, I heard laughter. My husband and his relatives were standing on the pier, commenting on “how cool she dived.”

When I finally managed to get out of the water, shaking from the cold and pain, they kept mocking me. No one came to help.

And that’s when I understood: if I stayed silent now, they would do it again. Or it would end worse. So I did something my husband and his family soon bitterly regretted  Continued in the first comment 

With soaked, trembling fingers, I dialed 911.

My voice was shaking, but my words were clear:

— Attempted murder. My husband pushed me into the water. I hit my head. They laughed and didn’t help. I need a police unit right now.

The police arrived quickly — probably because they could hear in my voice that I wasn’t joking.

My husband tried to pretend it was “just a harmless joke,” but the soaked clothes and the scrapes on my head spoke louder than any excuse.

They arrested him right there on the pier. My mother-in-law turned pale, my father-in-law stood in shock. And then the most interesting part began — they both rushed toward me:

— Withdraw the report… please… it was all a misunderstanding…

— He didn’t mean it… he’s just an idiot… don’t ruin his life…

But I stood there, wrapped in my freezing jacket, looking at them the way someone looks when they are no longer afraid.

They wanted a “funny joke.” And they got a criminal case.