Legal Question in Personal Injury in California

Call or visit the police. If you can get them to believe you, they will make arrest(s) and this will make any future lawsuit easier. Hope you are able to get help.

Any physical injuries would be child abuse; lying is not something you can sue them for as many people lie often and it is difficult to prove who is telling the truth or what was said. but you can sue in civil court for physical injuries and scars serve as evidence of an injury occurring.