Grace beaten to a pulp at the hospital by her ex-lover
The latest news update reaching us now reveal that A 32-year-old woman identified as Grace Nyaguthii, who recently
walked out on an abusive relationship and took her 4-year-old son with
her, has narrated her bitter encounter from her bed at the Nairobi
Women's Hospital, with her eyes swollen shut after she was stalked and
beaten to a pulp by her ex, saying that she never expected to find
herself in a hospital.
She wrote; "It wasn’t the first time; I had left before, but
was sweet-talked into returning. I did so mainly because of our child. I
did not want my son to grow up without a father. But the breaking point
came when I realised there was more harm being done when I saw he was
fearful in his own home. But leaving hardly ever gives one a clean
break."
According to MediaMax Network, weeks, months, and even years later,
Grace was still dealing with her ex, who was still calling her and
showing up at the places she would go.
"We both lived in South B, Nairobi, so it was easy for him to find me,"
she says. In fear, Grace moved to Nanyuki town with her son to get away
from him. Last year, she came back to Nairobi to start a business and
the harassment continued.
"At this point, I had learnt how to deal with him. I could
never tell him ‘no’ outright because it would aggravate him. Instead,
when we talked I would lie and promise that one day we would reunite as a
family. The guise of friendship placated him and allowed me a bit of
peace."
Grace being attended to at the hospital by a doctor
The situation took a bad turn last week, when in the midst of
planning for her grandmother’s funeral, Boss, as he is known by his
friends, found out where Grace lived.
"He came at 5.30am on the day of the burial after a night of
drinking. He was to attend the funeral as well. Badging into my house,
he moved around in a craze. He was surprised to see that I had moved on
and was living well without him. I was in a hurry to leave as I had to
go to the mortuary and told him so," she narrates.
He responded with a hard back-hand slap. "You’re telling me what to do because I’m in your house," he asked her. Enraged, he proceeded to push her until she fell on her bed, sat on her chest and rained blows on her face.
"He choked me as he beat me so that I couldn’t scream, saying
he was going to kill me. He kept hitting and hitting, and I realised
that the more I fought to get away, the harder the blows came. So, I
decided to play dead. This saved my life," says Grace.
Contented that he had accomplished his mission, Boss ransacked her
things, took the money she had and even her new clothes for the funeral,
and left.
Grace on a hospital bed nursing extensive wounds, having just
regained her eyesight as the beatings caused her face to swell so much,
her eyes could not open, is angry, hurt, and wants justice, not just for
her, but all other women who are going through what she has.
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