Abi L. is a small woman with gentle smile. she speaks quietly and politely. seems like nice woman who live next door,not the kind of person who is in person for murderifng her husband. Abi tells her story carefully,how the problem began,how after 20 years of pain she finally killed her husband
Abi explains:"Before we were married, Moon was the nicest ,most gentle man I had ever mat. Maybe that is why were wonderful. But then something happened. He started working late, not coming home, and drinking a lot.
She continues, speaking softly ,"At first, when he was angry, he just pushed me. then later he kicked me or slapped my face a few times. After a while he started to beast me badly. Once he choked me was so hard I thought I was going to die.
Abi looks down at her hands. They still have scare from the time her husband pushed A window. The hands are small but strong enough to reach for a kitchen knife and stab her husband to death. this is what Abi did last June when her husband began to best her again.
Wife-beating happens more often than most people know. Not just here, but all over the world. In some societies, men believe it is their right to best their wives. And though there are laws against attacking people, most men who hurt their wives are not punished.
The reason? Most women say nothing when beaten. Abi did not tell her relatives or friends. she did not even call the police. Abi explains: "The police do nothing. If a woman calls the police. her husband can just give them money, and they" leave. then he'll bear his wife more and more".