Domestic abuse does not always leave visible injuries.
“I settle the kids by myself most of the time, tidy up the house and do the laundry when he isn’t around.”
She says his current car was too small when she sat in the back with the grandchildren.
All she wanted was confirmation that the loan had been credited.
“Every month, I save and save. In the end, what did I get?”
RM2,000 every month for 25 years is no small commitment.
From a monthly to a weekly basis.
“Let him be creative and figure out how to make money.”
She now buys food only for herself and their child.
His wife also sometimes asked him to pay for her haircuts, facials and shopping.
When she brought it up to her husband, he allegedly told her: “She’s just like that. Just tolerate it.”
She said her husband seemed more like another “big son” at home than an equal partner.
She said it was not just the smell, but being ignored again and again.
After 8 years of marriage and 3 children, she never expected to find these items among her husband’s things.