Paisley woman who suffered 27 years of harrowing abuse at hands of husband to share story

A Paisley woman who suffered 27 years of severe violence and rapes at the hands of her ex-husband is to share her story as part of a BBC Scotland documentary.

Kenneth Quinn was also made the subject of a lifelong non-harassment order, preventing him from ever contacting Ms Quinn again. Carolyn is one of five women whose journey through the justice system feature in the BBC Scotland Disclosure documentary Surviving Domestic Abuse. The 24-year-old nurse was left with bite marks, bruising on her arms, shoulder and eye, and with many of the contents of her flat left smashed to pieces after the attack in 2020. Frustrated by court delays, Lauren posted videos online of an attack she had secretly recorded on her phone.

“I thought he was going to end my life that night. I just saw a knife. He had hands on me, holding me down and I was getting hurt. And he was getting angrier.”He was initially charged with five offences and pleaded guilty to three when he appeared at Glasgow Sheriff Court. The prosecution service accepted his guilty pleas and the other two charges were dropped.

“I feel there was a bit more that could have been done, whether that be anger management, maybe covering some of the damages that I had to pay out for - anything.” “If somebody had just contacted me to tell me what the outcome was, if somebody could have contacted me and told me that court was rescheduled, and this was the reason why - even one little difference could have made a huge impact on how I was feeling.”There is a backlog of 27,500 cases waiting to be heard in Scottish courts, with the most serious cases in the high court not due to be cleared until 2026.

Lauren does not regret reporting her abuser and despite the setbacks, would encourage others to do the same.

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