Feyrouz entrapped between a violent relation and helplessness in protecting her children

Violence against women remains rampant as As Safir newspaper relayed yet another story of a woman called Feyrouz who attempted to take her life a month ago by drinking a high dose of poison.  Feyrouz could no longer withstand her husband’s brutal and incessant violence which has gone on uninterrupted for three years and led to three miscarriages. She told As Safir newspaper that her husband beats her at least once a week.  He often returns home late and drunk and starts yelling at her, then slapping and kicking her in addition to throwing various utensils at her.  Feyrouz recalls that he was not like this in the beginning.  Ever since he left his work and started living off her meager income as a worker in a dairy factory, he became violent.  According to As Safir, Feyrouz left home more than once but came back for the sake of her four little children especially since her husband started to abuse them as well.  She called on her brother for help but to no avail.  Her final recourse was her failed attempt at suicide to put an end to her suffering.

Source: Al-Safir 24 September 2014