Speaking out is ‘the hardest part’

Speaking out about domestic abuse is the “hardest part”, says Emma Murphy, whose former partner was found guilty of attacking her.

“Coming forward is the hardest part — picking up the phone and actually making that phone call,’” said Ms Murphy. “Speaking to victims on a daily basis the advice that I give them is, ‘If we’re not having this conversation, then nobody would come forward.”

She was speaking yesterday at the Irish Observatory on Violence against Women.