‘We were abused by the same man but we became close friends’

The two women bonded over the shared experience of a living hell at the hands of the same man. Image posed by models - (iStock/Getty/The Independent)

When Hazel* went to her ex-boyfriend’s house to collect her belongings a few weeks after their split, he tried to run her over on the drive, while his new girlfriend branded her a four-letter word.

Five years later, the two women became close friends, having bonded over the shared experience of a living hell at the hands of the same man.