‘I won’t be silenced’
Sep 24, 2020
3 minutes
As told to Kathryn Lewsey
As my mum pulled on her coat, I started screaming. ‘No, don’t go!’ I cried, clinging to her leg.
‘I’m only going to work, I’ll be back,’ she soothed.
I continued to wail as my stepdad, Steve*, dragged me away.
Hearing Mum close the front door, my heart dropped. I was only four, but I knew exactly what was going to happen next.
Steve raped me on their bed. So young,
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