Vawc
We are all familiar with the story: a man batters his wife and leaves her profusely bleeding and almost to death, their children trembling with fear and sobbing uncontrollably; the man flees the scene of abuse and the neighbors takes pity on the battered woman and brings her to the closest hospital for treatment. The bruises might heal in a week or two but the shock and the hidden psychological wounds inflicted by the dastardly act will remain for the rest of her life. It is not only her who will bear the burden of pain both seen and unseen; the children who helplessly witnessed the unmitigated violence against a loved one will also forever be tarnished. It will be an uphill battle but time might be able heal and hide and the scars of violence. A sad, sad story that is often told and splashed in our TV screens now and again. We watch with incredulity that shortly turns into resignation and pity for there is nothing we can do to individuals who are not related to us. ...