From 'hero' to 'monster' Domestic abuse survivor tells story
Editor’s note: The Western News published an article on Jan. 31 titled “Lincoln County domestic violence in numbers.” Lynette Haines, a survivor of domestic violence, came forward to The Western News last week wanting to tell her story of abuse and how she was saved by law enforcement. She wanted to tell her story in hopes of commending the law enforcement officers who saved her life and to remember Sheena Devine, a victim of domestic violence who was murdered by her boyfriend last year.
“People don’t understand the battle that men and women have to go through to get out of these relationships,” Lynette Haines said. “This is about Sheena Devine. She needs to be honored. It could’ve been me — it could’ve been anyone.”
In the beginning, Haines was saved by her “hero,” in the end, she and her son would come to refer to him as a “monster.”
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