When taste of Christmas is soured by GBV heartache

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The case of victims dying with a protection order clearly gives rise to the question: where to go if you are fleeing gender-based violence (GBV).

Should we just fold our arms and give up the fight against GBV when such cruel evil people are granted bail by our courts? Or is it rather an invitation to the victim's extended family to help themselves in exacting revenge on the perpetrator?

I quickly suggested that the visit be done on another day. It was an emotional occasion but I could not break down as I had to appear strong to my mother who has never been well since my sister's passing and to both my son and nephews who are still also equally struggling like their grandmother.Jealousy, where the woman seems to be in love with another man and seeking divorce or break-up;

Controlling, when the woman can no longer stomach his affairs with other women and has decided or threatens to leave.

 

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