Good job, I think you did an awesome thing. I think this scumbag deserves the steepest penalty available. You have to be a low life to beat a woman, or anyone else for that matter. I hope he spends as much time with bubba in a prison cell as possible. I think you've got a lot of courage and patience. I know I probably wouldn't have been able to refrain from shooting when he ran at me with the bat and probably would've shot him in the head or something. I'm glad you shot him, but it's unfortunate that he's going to be ok. He's a lowlife piece of trash who needs to suffer for what he did. Hopefully the judge will be very strict on this matter and gives him a harsh sentence.
Once again, job well done and you definitely made a difference in that woman's life and stopped him from potentially doing this to anyone else.