Brave domestic violence survivor tells harrowing abuse featured in new Netflix documentary – Netflix

Warning: This article contains discussion of domestic violence that some readers may find disturbing.

A domestic violence survivor has explained why she chose to speak out about her harrowing treatment of her by her wife, as a documentary telling her story is released on Netflix.

Richard Spencer suffered physical, emotional and financial abuse from his wife Sheree for a decade; His ordeal only came to light when a friend saw footage of the incident. abuse I recorded it on a nanny cam and forwarded it to the child police.

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Richard shares his experience in heartbreaking documentary My Wife, My Abusernow added to this netflix months after the original broadcasting on Channel 5.

By the time the police got involved in the case, Richard had gathered evidence of his abuse and injuriesIt contained 43 photographs, 36 video clips and nine mobile recordings. While Sheree was eventually sentenced to four years in prison for the abuse, judge Kate Rayfield described the case as ‘the worst case of controlling and coercive behavior (she has ever seen)’.

Following Sheree’s arrest, Richard made the brave decision to share his story with the authorities. people In order to raise awareness about domestic violence against men, statistics According to a report published by the National Center on Domestic Violence, approximately one in six to seven men will experience abuse by a partner in their lifetime.

“Reasons for doing this documentary I hope it will have a positive impact on other people going through a similar process,” Richard said. report He was interviewed by The Sun earlier this year and has since added that he was ’emotionally detached’ from the footage.

Richard went on to explain how the abuse unfolded, saying Sheree started by ‘pushing, shoving and slapping’ him. This then turns into increasing violence and financial abuse and coercive control. Richard also added that he tried to ‘restrain’ her during an attack, but ‘she would get angry and what happened next would be ten times worse.’

To make matters worse, HM Prison and Probation Service project manager Sheree threatened to accuse Richard of abuse, leaving him terrified to talk about his ordeal.

This led him to start recording images recorded The nanny cameras around the house as ‘insurance’ to prevent Sheree from denying access to her children.

Richard eventually confided his ordeal to a friend, who reported Sheree to the police. He eventually pleaded guilty to three counts of assault causing actual bodily harm, as well as charges of controlling and coercive behavior, and was sentenced to four years in prison.

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If you are experiencing domestic violence, please know that you are not alone. Refuge, the national domestic violence helpline, is available 24/7 on 0808 2000 247 or live chatAvailable from 10:00 to 22:00, Monday to Friday.