Brenda, 52, who has two children – Jamal and Tanisha – revealed on Loose Women that she would “blame herself” for her ex-partner’s aggressive, coercive behaviour.She kept the abuse secret and only found the strength to leave him when he strangled her over a missing apple pie.She confessed to her best friend and they planned her escape, packing a bag for her and the children while her friend waited at the flat to take her to safety. “He turned up, I heard the keys in the door and felt the goosepimples,” Brenda said. “There was a bit of a tussle between me and my friend and him and we got out.”Two years later, just as Brenda was rebuilding her life, he tracked her down and showed up at her new home, armed with a knife.
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