Scots councillor who was abused for 26 years by ex told colleagues she had been in car crash

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A Scots councillor who was beaten by her ex-husband for 26 years has credited a former colleague who spotted her injuries for giving her the strength to escape the violence.

Marie Garrity twice had her nose broken when her ex kicked her and had to attend Gartnavel Hospital in Glasgow, where she was a nurse.

In one attack, she was badly beaten by her husband but she told the colleagues who treated her in hospital she had been in a car crash.Like thousands of women, she was too embarrassed to tell colleagues about her ordeal – even as they treated her for injuries she suffered.Her story comes as a nationwide project led by Scottish Women's Aid has been launched to train workers in Scotland to spot signs of domestic abuse in colleagues.Marie