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Abused men are ashamed to speak up, have no one to turn to and are scared they will lose custody of their children, a man who suffered abuse for three decades has cautioned. “Domestic violence on men is real. Every day the local media and news is inundatedHarrowing account by male victim of domestic violence
Abused men are ashamed to speak up, have no one to turn to and are scared they will lose custody of their children, a man who suffered abuse for three decades has cautioned. “Domestic violence on men is real. Every day the local media and news is inundated with reports about women suffering domestic violence. “It is so sad to hear about these matters but there are also men suffering domestic violence and yet they do not utter a word and have no one to lobby for them. Violence must be condemned, irrespective of whoever it is coming from,” James*, 60, told Times of Malta. The man has spent half his life suffering his estranged wife’s abuse, which started off with “verbal insults and mental torture” and led to physical injuries. He has now been kicked out of his house and proceedings are ongoing. As he flips through family photos of his daughter, filed back to back with photos of the physical injuries he suffered over the years, James explains that he only spoke up when he was scared for the child’s life. The violence on his daughter broke him mentally, he explained. But when he sought help, the lack of male support workers discouraged him even further. James dates the abuse back... Read more