Through the Eyes of a Strong Black Woman Survivor of Domestic Violence An Australian Story

I met Tony while working as a prostitute on Melbourne Street in South Brisbane in 1985. After four or five months we moved in together. This was my first really serious relationship and he was the first man I had lived with. The violence began almost immediately, after we had been together a week. I...

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Published inGlobal Lockdown pp. 67 - 71
Main Author Kina, Robbie
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Routledge 2005
Edition1
Subjects
Aboriginal women
Appeals
Battered woman syndrome
Biography
Crime victims
Domestic violence
Homicide
Kina, Robyn Bella
Trials
USA
Young Man
Melbourne Street
Prison Industrial Complex
LISA
Zina Ordinance
Zina Laws
Regular Gambler
FCI
USA Patriot Act
Convicted
Kidnapped
South Brisbane
Follow
Black Eye
Global Lockdown
Wo
Manslaughter
Clenched Fist
Arse
Anal Rape
Violated
Slut
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Summary:I met Tony while working as a prostitute on Melbourne Street in South Brisbane in 1985. After four or five months we moved in together. This was my first really serious relationship and he was the first man I had lived with. The violence began almost immediately, after we had been together a week. I used to get beaten with a clenched fist or kicked with his steel cap boots all the time, receiving bruising on all parts of my body and face. I'd have a black eye one day and then the next day I'd have the other one bruised and black as well. A few times I tried to defend myself by hitting back but my strength was no match for his and I'd get flogged even worse.
Bibliography:Global Lockdown: Race, Gender, and the Prison-industrial Complex. Sudbury, Julia (ed.). New York: Routledge, 2005: 67-71
ISBN:0415950562
9780415950565
9780415950572
0415950570
DOI:10.4324/9781315810812-6