Next time someone asks why a woman didn’t just leave a violent relationship this is one compelling answer:
The Family Violence Death Review Committee’s Fifth Report Data showed that between 2009 - 2015, half of women killed by their partner were killed after they left them.
Elle Newman I really don’t think most people understand what it’s like living in that kind of danger.
Miraz Jordan @ElleNewman I'm lucky that it hasn't been part of my experience (though one partner was somewhat emotionally abusive), but I've had close dealings with people who work with or on behalf of women in violent relationships. Most of us have zero idea of what it’s like (but tend to have plenty of opinions about what should happen).