VIDEO: ‘It’s such a dirty thing to talk about’ says survivor of domestic abuse
“For many women, the only place they can turn to is the likes of a refuge,” said Sinead. “I know when it happened for me, that’s where I turned to. I left with nothing but the phone in my hand. I had no coat, no purse, no money, no numbers other than the phone and I had nothing to charge the phone with.
“I stopped a taxi and I said: ‘I know there is a refuge but I don’t know where it is and I have no money.’ And that man said: ‘I know where it is and you don’t need to worry about that and we’ll get you there.’
