Hi ladies- did anyone see this programme last night? It was way past my bedtime and it felt uncomfortable to watch but I thought it was remarkably well made and haunting. It followed a real life missing person/ murder investigation.
It was a story of domestic abuse and a woman who tried to leave her controlling and abusive partner ( she had 3 kids ) as she had met a lovely man and spent a wonderful night with him the day before she was murdered by her partner. It was a stormy relationship, she had tried to leave him before, but if he couldn't have her, no one else could.
At the end of the trial, her brother stood up and said that they had agreed to make the programme as they wanted to highlight domestic abuse, what goes on behind closed doors and if it meant that only one woman managed to find the strength to leave an abusive relationship, their sisters death would not be in vain.
So for those of us lucky enough not to suffer in this way, we give thanks for the love we get. For any woman who has her life blighted, please find the strength to walk away and not look back. It can be done. There is a brighter future. For any dear friends or family members that you suspect of being abused, support them as much as you can. Abuse is often hidden, it crosses social and economic barriers. It's not always physical...It can be psychological... It can be financial. It can be any combination. Abuse is abuse. Pure and simple.
With love and best wishes to you all x
