Comment by anonymous

Silence will lead to court. You will have a lawyer, preferably a competent one. He/She will advise both you and your wife and you'll present a testimony that won't put you in jail.

Talking to the police has a high certainty they'll present your statement, or part of it, as admission of guilt and that leads directly to jail.

I'd rather waste money than my life. Me and my wife can later sue our neighbours for damages and try to get our money back from them. But I can't sue them to give me back jail time.