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# bearing witness

All time
'Being a domestic violence victim is nothing to be ashamed of'
'Neighbours told me she was being beaten but he had her programmed to deny it'
‘She wanted to do hairdressing. She would get along with anyone.'
'I remember thinking, I'm gonna die. And nobody helped.’
'The first thing I noticed was that he would be hitting her legs'