He told be he got out of hand because he had 8 beers at work.
Booze/drugs are NO EXCUSE for physical abuse EVER!!!!
In my opinion YES
Am I being to untrustworthy?
NO, your instincts are screaming at you that something is not right and booze/drugs are the highlight of that picture.
Only you can answer that.
The national hotline for domestic violence is:
1-800-799-7233