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Lockdown Trapped Women In Violent Relationships. Their Abusers Might Kill Them When It Ends

By Aasma Day | 06/01/2020 11:11 am ET Domestic abuse campaigners have warned women could die if abusive men lash out as coronavirus restrictions are lifted. Get the latest on coronavirus. Sign up to the Daily Brief for news, explainers, how-tos, opinion and more. “I feel guilty for not being stronger sooner. I’m exhausted and I just want a way out.” Nicola had reached the end of her patience with her boyfriend before the coronavirus lockdown began and had made preparations to leave him. But then the Covid-19 pandemic hit, and the lockdown restrictions forced