"The beating on the third night of our honeymoon lasted around 15 minutes, but it felt like a lifetime.

It felt as if I was trapped in a living nightmare, it didn't seem real.

I knew deep down something was wrong before we got married but I couldn't believe something like this was happening to me"

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Shocking? It's just of many anecdotes from a tale of strength and survival, that will shock you to the core...

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With their lived experience of escaping domestic violence, Priscilla and Ainie Grainger launched Stop Domestic Violence in Ireland, a unique frontline support group that has helped hundreds of women and men escape their abusers. 

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Priscilla and Ainie as survivors of domestic abuse, have used their experience and expertise in battling the system to help others take their first steps to freedom.

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Now, for the first time, the mother and daughter reveal the full extent of the abuse they suffered, their escape, and their journey from victims to campaigners after years of living in silence and fear.

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This is their story...