Shel Russell

A well-known man told the High Court that allowing allegations made by several women to be published would put his life at serious risk. However the judge accepted that the risk was real. But ruled that publication could go ahead. Anyone who works in domestic abuse will recognise this dilemma. Threats of suicide can be a form of coercive control. They can also reflect a genuine risk to life. Sometimes, both things are true at once. Women are often left carrying the responsibility for keeping a man alive, even when doing so means remaining in a situation that is harming them. So when a woman says, “I can't leave because he says he'll kill himself,” we need to ask a difficult question. Who is responsible for keeping him safe? And why is that responsibility so often placed on her? #domesticabuse #coercivecontrol #Narcissist

BREAKING: Russell Brand has been found guilty of rape and sexual assault. Sky's Katie Spencer reads out all the verdicts. trib.al/rXT5Zcd