‘I was sold to a drug house’: Hunter abuse survivor

Helen Gregory
Updated July 20 2018 - 2:33pm, first published 2:00pm
Moving on: Natasha* (not her real name) said her former partner would "lash out" if she disagreed with him or spoke about leaving. Since ending the relationship and cutting contact, "life is more precious". Picture: Jonathan Carroll
Moving on: Natasha* (not her real name) said her former partner would "lash out" if she disagreed with him or spoke about leaving. Since ending the relationship and cutting contact, "life is more precious". Picture: Jonathan Carroll

WHENEVER Natasha* used to hear about domestic violence, she’d respond in a way she now describes as naive. “I’d think ‘Why are girls so stupid, why doesn’t she just leave?’” Natasha said.

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Helen Gregory

Helen Gregory

Journalist

Helen Gregory joined the Newcastle Herald in 2010. She is the masthead’s education reporter and has written for the H2 and Weekender sections, as well as across a range of issues. Helen is a Walkley Award winning journalist and was also part of the Newcastle Herald team that won the United Nations World Environment Day Media Award for Environmental Reporting.

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