Ayrshire firefighters have been pelted with rocks whilst tackling a bonfire in further scenes of mindless abuse.
23.10.2023 - 04:35 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A 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. I felt like something wasn’t right, but my friends told me they hadn’t seen me smile like that in ages and that I seemed happy.
“He told me he loved me after two weeks. Everything moved quite quickly. He moved into my house six months later. He said he had become strapped for cash, that he couldn’t afford his flat and suggested we move in together. The abuse started pretty much straight away. He gained control faster than I could even realise it was happening.
“My family and friends started disappearing. They couldn’t see the extent of what was happening because he was pushing
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