KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): For over a year and a half, Suri (not her real name) was trapped in an abusive relationship with her boyfriend. She kept the abusive relationship to herself and each time her parents asked about her bruises and swollen face, she would say that the injuries were from the silat tournaments she took part in. According to Women’s Aid Organisation (WAO) executive director Sumitra Visvanathan, there are many cases of abusive relationships in Malaysia. Dr Ahmad Rostam Md Zain, a psychiatrist at Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital in Alor Setar, Kedah, said when women are in an abusive relationship for a long period of time, it may cause them to normalise the action. They seek partners who have a tendency to be abusive after they have escaped from their past abusive relationships.

Source: The Star May 27, 2019 04:07 UTC