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The now more distraught woman stole some time Thursday to contact our reporter, and related that after her story had appeared in the newspapers, her boyfriend became more hostile and controlling, and is now preventing her from speaking to anyone.
She added that his relatives, by whom her boyfriend is holding her against her will, have also begun to ill-treat her more, making life in the home now intolerable.
Melissa has endured three years of relentless verbal and physical abuse at the hands of her boyfriend.
She said she began the relationship with him some three years ago, while she was living with her father in Turkeyen, and for the first few months, ‘all was bright and beautiful’, before she really began to see the horrid side of the young man.
She said it took her little time to realize that he was an alcoholic, who would argue and beat her every time he consumed the liquid, which, for some strange reason, seemed to fuel his anger and fury.
The woman related that her boyfriend drinks at least five days per week, and would torment her each time he does so. She said the arguments would stem from her refusal to have sex with him or for no particular reason at all; and each time the quarrels begin, it would end in her boyfriend ‘beating her up’, and most times forcing himself on her sexually.
Her boyfriend, she said, is jealous and very insecure. He also prevents her from speaking to males, or enjoying their company. She further claims that her boyfriend is in the habit of borrowing large sums of cash from her, which he never repays, and would ‘blow his top’ if she asks for the money.
According to the young woman, her boyfriend’s relatives encourage his ill-treatment of her, since her presence in their home facilitates their getting their hands on her finances.
Melissa would desperately like to return to her family, and is appealing for someone to help her get out of the clutches of her boyfriend, who holds her against her will. This troubled woman can be contacted on phone number 669-4057.
Melissa continues to ‘drink her life away’, consuming large amounts of vodka in hope that the alcohol consumption can solve her problems. She now has a swollen and bluish right eye, gashed upper lip, and has lost a front tooth after her boyfriend hit her with a spatula (used to turn pancakes) in the face last Saturday.
Some women eventually meet their deaths simply because they choose to remain in severely abusive relationships; and this is either because they are unable to get out, or are just dumb enough to refuse to gather the strength to look for better.
And there are some women who remain under the delusion that they are being loved, even though they are continuously being battered by their spouses.
Whatever the reasons, I am of the view that these women are the victims of great danger, and should be assisted post-haste by the relevant authorities associated with their plight before it becomes permanently too late.
