In court documents, seen by DailyMail.com, Heard said she 'lived in fear' of the Pirates of the Caribbean star and the idea he could return to the L.A. condominium they shared to 'terrorize me physically and emotionally.'
The 30-year-old actress and her lawyer Samantha Spector appeared at the Superior Court of California County of Los Angeles on Friday where she filed for a domestic violence restraining order.
Heard brought with her photos of her alleged injuries, including one that appears to show her with a large bruise around her eye.
In her filing, Heard claimed her estranged husband was frequently physically and emotionally abusive towards her during their 15-month marriage.
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Describing Depp has as a troubled actor battling anger, drug and alcohol issues, she claimed that she'd suffered three incidents of domestic violence within just the past six months. One alleged incident in December 2015 had made her 'truly feared that my life was in danger.'
They had culminated in the latest alleged incident on May 21 - the day after the actor's mother passed away.
She said the attack only ended when a friend, who Heard had texted asking for help, arrived to their Broadway condominium. Depp left the property - but not before he picked up a magnum bottle of champagne and used it as a baseball bat to 'smash everything he could,' the documents state.
Depp had already left by time police arrived to the apartment after a friend of the couple called 911.
But LAPD Sgt. Marlon Marrache told PEOPLE that officers found 'no evidence of any crime.'
'A crime did not occur so the officers left the scene and left a business card,' he said, adding that Heard had not made an official complaint.
Marrache adds that if there had been any signs of abuse, police would still have conducted an investigation even if Heard had not wanted to press charges.
Heard was ultimately granted a temporary order by the judge, who ruled that Depp must remain at least 100 yards away from Heard until their next hearing, which is scheduled for late June.
She was also granted the right to live in the family home, but failed in her bid for sole custody of one of the couple's dogs.
The judge ruled against Heard however in her attempt to collect spousal support from Depp and have him cover her attorney fees.
Heard looked stoic as she left the courthouse on Friday, dressed down in a black dress and wearing no make-up.
The bruise that she alleges was the result of Depp's attack could still be seen on her face.
She did not stop to speak with reporters or members of the public and instead rushed into her waiting car.
Her lawyer briefly stopped to tell the crowd that her client was 'being very brave.'
Once she got into the car however cameras captured her as she broke down in tears and began to sob in the backseat of the vehicle.
Heard claims that Depp, 52, offered her money to keep the incident that occurred on Saturday quiet, but she instead made the decision to file for divorce that Monday.
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