The Devil Inside the Man

The Devil Inside the Man
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The Devil Inside the Man

By Destiny

Destiny finally finds the confidence to tell her story about the fear of protecting herself and unborn child whilst enduring a violent relationship.

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The Devil Inside the Man

By Destiny

I was heavily pregnant as I felt the first blow. As I fell to the floor I could see in his eyes that the man I once loved was gone and the devil had been reborn.

As he dragged me by my hair down the hall I started to scream and I could hear those words leave his lips: ‘shut up’ he shouted as the dragging stopped and he sat on my chest, pinning me to the floor. I screamed ‘no more’ as he repeatedly banged my head off the floor. 

That 20 minutes or so it seemed, felt like the longest time of my life. I was numb from head to toe with silent tears down my face. 

At last, the beating had stopped as the devil got off and turned and walked away. I curled up in a ball on the hard cold floor and put both my hands on our unborn child, just to feel her move in my stomach. It was a sigh of relief as we were both still alive.

This is the first time I’ve spoke out about this as I wouldn’t have had the confidence if it wasn’t for Tyneside Women's Health and the freedom program.

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White Ribbon

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Three women who had experienced domestic violence tell their stories as part of the world’s largest campaign of men working to end violence towards women.

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