Shelley Was Brutally Attacked by a Stranger (Part 1)

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I don’t say this lightly, but this is one of those stories that stays with you for days, maybe even weeks.

We begin with Shelley as a child, witnessing her older brother accidentally take his own life while they were playing. But somehow, that’s not the most traumatic part of her story.

Shelley grew up in Housing Commission while both her parents battled addiction. She was exposed to, and a victim of, domestic violence. She started running away from home — and it was during one of those nights, when she was just in Year 9, that her life changed forever. She was assaulted by multiple boys.

Over In part two, we hear what happens after Shelly runs for her life — and the huge, chaotic night that follows.

But it unfortunately it dosen't end there, Shelley is still a teenager when she’s attacked by a complete stranger during a walk and dragged under a house to be sexually assaulted.

Part two of Shelley’s story is up now over on The Unspoken. It’s free to join for the first 7 days, and you can cancel anytime. I’ll pop the link in the show notes — or you can join directly through your Apple Podcasts or Spotify app now.

Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of sexual assault, domestic violence, violence and substance abuse.

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