Children's Voices

Jack, age 5
“I saw my dad push my mum in the wall.  I didn’t see it all cause I went next door.  The man let me stay.” 

Toby, age 8
“While he was kicking my mum I was holding Michael and crying.” 

Sarah, age 7
“We just stand and listen.  I want to get in between but I am too scared.  I am mean not helping her.” 

Tavita, age 5
“He punched her in the face.  She fell over.  He kicked her.” 

Natasha, age 6
“Mummy locked herself in the bathroom and cried because she was scared of daddy.  I wanted to be with her, but I couldn’t open the door.” 

Poppy, age 10
“Dad had been drinking.  He threw mum on the floor and got a big knife from the kitchen.  He strangled her.  He said ‘I am going to kill your mother tonight.’  I said ‘No, Dad, don’t hurt Mum’, but he wouldn’t stop.  Mum was saying to me ‘help me’ but I didn’t know what to do.” 

Emma, age 4
“All blood came out of her face. She needed a towel.  I cry lots of times.  She was bleeding on her nose.  She had sore arms.  She had to go to the doctor.” 

Aroha, age 3
“I scared of daddy, not mummy.  He’s gonna catch mummy.  Because mummy is scared of daddy too cause he still really angry.” 

Paul, age 4
“My eyes stay awake (at night).  My dad might kill my mum in the night.  He hit her bad before.  There was lots of blood.” 

Eli, age 3
“My dad hit my mum.  My dad pushed mum onto the fridge.  Dad is naughty for hitting mum cause it makes mum say ‘no, no’.” 

Charlotte, age 6
“He gets a mean look on his face and doesn’t look like my daddy.” 

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