I Spenrt My Life Waiting for the Day[ ... ] ; Brave Rape Victim Tells of the Appalling Violence She Endured at Hands of Her Partner

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BATTERED, raped and broken, Gemma Redhead thought she would never escape her violent partner unless he killed her.

For eight long years she suffered in silence, terrified to tell anyone about the horrific beatings she endured at the hands of bully Philip Kirby, and praying the father of her children would change.

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I Spenrt My Life Waiting for the Day[ ... ] ; Brave Rape Victim Tells of the Appalling Violence She Endured at Hands of Her Partner

But what began as the odd drunken slap quickly escalated into regular systematic mental and physical torture and eventually rape.

And it was not until the day controlling Kirby subjected her to a terrifying sex attack ordeal, raping her at knife-point as her young sons played in the next room, that Gemma finally found the courage to call the police.

Thanks to the mum-of-four's bravery, Kirby, 28, is today behind bars after pl...

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