Victim survivor of family violence shares her story

Confronted with the evidence, there was nowhere to hide for Terry Phillips. The assaults, the threats, the stalking and the victim blaming all laid bare on the table, slammed her head backwards into the fridge, causing her pain and concave dents in the fridge. Sadly, it’s something police see all too often. They’ll blame the victim for their their problems. Nadine’s case left a mark on the police officers who helped catch her attacker took a lot of courage for Nadine to come forward. Phillips had form. Not only did he unleash on the children. Police allege the family dog, Laken, wasn’t spared, although Phillips was never charged with animal cruelty. Used to get angry and kick the dog regularly. With your steel cap boots. Police allege Phillips tormented multiple victims and there could be more out there. Detectives knew they had to act quickly. This rates to an extreme level for us. Phillips pleaded guilty to a long list of charges relating to Nadine, her 13 year old daughter and another female victim. Phillips was on bail for Nadine’s charges when he dated another woman and assaulted her. The cases of two other alleged victims never made it to court. One of them claims she was so badly assaulted she’s too traumatised to lay charges. Phillips was sentenced to nine months and 21 days behind bars. Upon release, he’ll be placed on a 15 month community corrections order and required to do 200 hours of unpaid work justice system. Fails people. In 2009, Phillips avoided A conviction. Instead, he was fined $1000 for punching a cleaner inside the elevator. Here at Crown, Phillips asked the innocent victim for directions to the Yarra River. When the man apologised and said he didn’t know, Phillips unleashed. He seems to have a pattern of behaviour. I don’t think it would change despite what’s happened. Nadine is now working as a first responder, helping others in the community. I’ve got three sons. I didn’t want them to think it was Norman. They could go and do this to their girlfriends. Neary Thai 9 News.