Pointing out violence

She was beaten and humiliated for years

Josephine was subjected to violence for years - now she is trying to fight her way back into life: "I'm going to work, I want to save - for my own apartment!"

(Bild: Pressefoto Scharinger/Daniel Scharinger)

For years, a woman from Upper Carinthia experienced violence in her relationship - psychological and physical. She tells the "Krone" how she found protection in a women's shelter. Special codes and signs help victims of violence to draw attention to themselves.

These are emotions and memories that she would rather forget. Nevertheless, Josephine (name changed by the editors) summons up all her courage and strength and talks to the "Krone" about the horrific time when she was a victim of domestic and psychological violence. "For other women affected!" she begins, crying. "Everything was fine at first, as it always is at the beginning of a relationship," sobs the woman from Upper Carinthia. But it wasn't long before the terror began.