Domestic abuse victim tells of horror ordeal on run from evil ex who bit her
dailyrecord.co.ukA domestic abuse survivor has told of her three years of terror at the hands of her violent ex. Louise Martin still suffers from nightmares after vicious Mark McIntosh, 51, battered and bit her – leaving her permanently disfigured.The 45-year-old, from Edinburgh, told how she was afraid to leave her abuser, and concealed the truth behind her brutal injuries, because he isolated her from family and friends.
Louise bravely shared her story days after the Scottish Government announced a new initiative for women trapped by violent partners with up to £1000 to help them escape.
Speaking to the Record, Louise said: “A domestic abuse fund would have helped me so much and I could have left him quicker. He put me £10,000 in debt so I didn’t have enough money to even think about moving.” During the three-year relationship, Louise suffered many injuries inflicted by the brute – including being knocked out, biting her and bending her fingers.
But she found herself hiding the truth in fear that the abuse would only get worse. Louise said: “I met him through a mutual friend in 2016 and he started to introduce me as his girlfriend two hours after our first date.
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