The Situation
I am currently working from home in my village for a Big 4 firm. I lead a quiet, professional life, but I am being targeted by my late uncle’s son. Despite my efforts to avoid conflict - including previously giving up my share of property to maintain peace - his behavior has escalated to life-threatening violence.
The Escalation
Yesterday, while visibly intoxicated, he approached me with a series of irrational grievances. He threatened to break his porton of the house with a shared wall and accused my family of washing meat near his window. This accusation is factually impossible, as the water tap in that area has been broken and dry for over a year.
The Physical Attacks
When I attempted to record his verbal abuse for my safety, the situation turned violent:
He charged at me with a bamboo pole. I narrowly avoided a head injury, but he struck my hand.
He returned with a curved farming knife and attempted to attack me again. He was only stopped because neighbors intervened and physically restrained him.
Throughout this entire ordeal, I did not retaliate or verbally abuse him; I remained focused on documenting the event.
The Current Threat
Neighbors have informed me that this was likely pre-planned, as he was seen drinking with local "anti-social" elements earlier that day, stating there he intended to "create a scene" at home.
His primary motive appears to be deep-seated jealousy regarding my career success and my home.
He has now issued a direct death threat: if I go to the police with the video, he will kill me the moment he is released from jail and saying that he claims he "has no one to worry about" (his wife is deceased and he is estranged from his mother), suggesting he feels he has nothing to lose.
The Dilemma
I am at a breaking point. My parents, fearing social stigma and further escalation, are begging me not to involve the law. My parents are saying that he may be influenced by these anti-social elements (some of them are involved in polictics at village level) and they are behind his behavior somehow.
However, as someone who values logic and peace, I feel that legal intervention is the only way to ensure my physical safety against someone who is clearly intent on harming me.