Hello!

Posting on my throw away account, so sorry if my post is vague or some misleading information as I don't want to get caught from my family or anyone in my personal life.

I currently live in a house with my cousin, her husband and their 3 children. The one child I am talking about today is under the age of 10.

I live in a separate part of the house where I am not interacting with them directly but can hear everything that my cousin yells about. His bedroom is close to mine while being separated.

Everyday, and yes I mean every day, I hear her at the top of her lungs scream at him saying things like; "Talk to me like an adult" "You don't listen" "Stop crying" "I don't care you're stupid" Etc etc All while he is crying, begging to not be put in his room and sobbing for her.

I do not know if there is physical harm happening since I am not there to see it (not discounting it just in the time of the yelling I am not physically present) and when I see him I do not see any bruises however I don't physically examine him since his mother is always around when I get a chance to see him.

He has reported before to other family members saying his mother DOES harm him and he has began showing anxious ticks such as nail biting and cheek biting.

As a child of neglect and abuse myself, it is extremely hard for me to stand by and continue to listen however I am also in a very difficult position where I'm unsure if I do say anything that it would come back to me. I am not mentally prepared to bring that type of course into his life, mine or anyone else's.

I know for a fact that her yells can be heard outside and blocks away as I've personally heard them myself whilst coming back from work on numerous occasions.

I've had several talks with her, along with other family members about her behaviour and the way she talks to him but she assures everyone that she talks to him after and apologies. I have not heard these "apologies" yet myself.

I've started recording the interactions in which she is being verbally abusive towards him and sometimes myself have had to leave the house due to it being a trigger for myself.

I'm scared that he will grow up to be mischievous, depressed enough to cause harm on himself or others or even start to harm his own brothers and sisters.

I have tried to also take him on days where she deems him "too much" but later on they decide he can't come hangout with me. It's disheartening.

I have heard the father yell before as well but not nearly as much as the mother.

I live in Canada and want to know what's the best course of action I can take to hopefully get this sorted because it's really starting to affect myself and this little boy.

Thank you!