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“How can I help my sister cut off her abusive ex?”

Q My younger sister has a dodgy boyfriend. It took us a while to realise as a family because we never saw her on her own, but we’ve since discovered she’s been paying all their bills and that he physically attacked her. A few months ago my brother and I helped her move out and now she’s staying with me but I suspect she is meeting up with her ex again. How should I deal with the situation?

Sadly, this is a well-known pattern – both the

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