Domestic Violence Narrations - part 1

(This a true - life story. Names have been changed to protect the people's identities)

Mary is 45 years old.Her husband is a prominent man in the society. He has a violent temper and repeatedly beats her – slapping, shoving, punching and kicking. Sometimes in front of the children, house - help and driver, and most times to their hearing. He tells her he knows she can't live without him and that if she dares leave him, he will take the children away from her. he calls her names, comparing her with other women and insisting she has nothing to offer anyone - is lazy and ungrateful for all he has done for her, the children and the home.

While Mary was coming for counselling, she said he had contacted a venereal disease and passed it on to her. She said he tried to be nice to her during the time she was going for the treatment and she forgave him. Mary complained that her children were always reluctant to come home from school and in addition her son was angry with her, sometimes even rude - asking her why she didnt defend herself and why she allowed herself to be treated this way. She felt he had even begun to side with his father.



Mary moved out of the house 3 times and each tiem she will move back in again. She is still with her husband who is still regularly giving her the beating of her life

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