Domestic Violence

Domestic Violence               22/5/2013

        We have the act to protect the women who face domestic violence but what for if they still have no place to stay after reporting to the police?   They still need to go back to the house to continue the life.   They need a shelter.  I believe in having a shelter to house /accommodate them to make it more relevant and effective.
        I got a friend whose husband turns violent easily.  If my friend continues bringing out an issue.  He usually will hit her.   Her husband has not been teachable and reachable up to now.  He seems to have his own problem, too.  Yes, he works hard and tries hard to pay for the high housing instalments.       

      But my friend is a dependant.  They have a son.  My friend reported to the police once about the violence but it was no use.   The police could not do much. 

        As a friend, I could only tell you to hold her tongue and not to bring out any issue that might excite him to violence.   They have been living together as a husband and wife for 18 years.  I don’t know how many times the husband has asked her to leave whenever they have an argument.  But where on earth can she go?  Hence life just goes on for the sake of her son who is going to sit for his SPM examination this year。   Luckily, her husband does not drink wine.  He also loves his son.   

        Last year, they had an heated argument and her husband spray Ridsect to her eyes and she had to go to the hospital for treatment.  But she had to lie for her plight in order to prevent further trial.  If her husband were in jail, who would feed her and her son and who would pay for the housing instalments?

         But if she had a place to stay temporary / permanently, she would avoid all these unnecessary sufferings.   No, she can not go back to her mother’s house because they have a lot of problems, too.  So, these helpless victims need a place to go.   All in all, I request on their behalf for the same thing: [a Mid-way home] for them, please.