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I've seen it speculated on before. If not here then definitely over at TV Tropes. It's even been speculated that the fight with the giant knight was not an actual event and Weiss actually got her scar from papa Shnee. When she talked about how hard her childhood could be it almost sounded like her voice was about to break, like she was on the verge of tears (kudos to her voice actress). I think it's a definitely a possibility. Even if the abuse wasn't physical, emotional abuse can be almost as bad. Even her father just being angry and distant all of the time would be very bad for a girl growing up. Especially if mom left due to the anger issues.

Abuse can actually be worse for a child in a rich family because the abuser often has the connections and money for lawyers to make the police and social workers go away and the household staff who witness the abuse might be too scared to say or do anything about it. They have their own families to support.