You fail to understand the complexities of coercive control. Apart from the article quoted in the OP, we are not aware of the intimidation she faced not only to herself but to her immediate family. The number of battered women that remain with their partners is a telling reminder of some of the issues. Unless we walk in the shoes of the individual, we are in no position to judge or proffer opinions alluding to skepticism and mendaciousness. .
