'I was a completely broken man': A survivor of domestic abuse shares his story

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‘A couple of months later, I was attacked again.

‘Little did I know that this was the turning point. The shock of being attacked again, whilst holding our baby, tipped me over the edge and I had a breakdown. I collapsed at work and ended up telling my occupational health department everything. She added that on average, it takes 30 serious assaults before victims of domestic abuse actually try to leave.

‘I tried to block her by standing in front of the bedroom door but she attacked me again. I dialled 999 and begged the police to get there ASAP. She grabbed the phone, hung up and beat me about the face with it.‘I was terrified on several levels. Terrified she was going to hurt our baby as she was so drunk and terrified, I would be arrested again despite doing nothing.

‘After five months of torture, waiting and wondering what was going to happen to me, the case was dropped on the day of my court appearance. The verdict: no case to answer!

 

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