In July 2010, a 50-year-old nurse who lived and worked in London, was subjected to an extraordinary act of violence that left her dead and the multiple people who witnessed it traumatised. But many people don't know her story, because it has received little media coverage.

Today, to mark International Women's Day, we're going to look at the case of Donna Drepaul, a woman who was killed by a jealous man and highlight the on-going epidemic of violence against women and girls, which the UK government have no labelled a 'National Emergency'.

This is REAL.

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Here is the link to the femicide census report, titled '2000 Women'

https://www.femicidecensus.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2000-Women-full-report.pdf

https://www.femicidecensus.org/about/

https://x.com/CountDeadWomen

If you need help or support with domestic abuse please get in touch with the following organisations:

https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/ - UK

https://safelives.org.uk/ - UK

https://www.victimsupportni.com/help-for-victims/domestic-violence/ - Northern Ireland

https://sdvs.ie/ - Ireland

https://www.lifewire.org/ - USA

https://www.rizeup.com.au/ - Australia

https://mensline.org.au/family-violence/ - Australia

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In June 2016, Dawn Rhodes arrived at her family home where her soon to be ex-husband Robert was waiting to hand over their child. But something happened that left their child and Robert with injuries and Dawn, dead.

Robert and their child said Dawn had attacked them in a jealous rage and at a trial Robert was found not-guilty of murder, instead, killing Dawn in a heroic act of self-defence.

Until their child had a conversation with a therapist years later, that changed everything.

This is REAL.

If you'd like to support the show, you can do so here via my Patreon, thank you:

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If you need help or support with domestic abuse please get in touch with the following organisations:

https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/ - UK

https://mankind.org.uk/ - Support for male victims

https://safelives.org.uk/ - UK

https://www.victimsupportni.com/help-for-victims/domestic-violence/ - Northern Ireland

https://mapni.co.uk/ - Northern Ireland for men

https://sdvs.ie/ - Ireland

https://www.mensaid.ie/ - Ireland for men

https://www.lifewire.org/ - USA

https://www.thehotline.org/resources/men-can-be-victims-of-abuse-too/ - USA for men

https://www.rizeup.com.au/ - Australia

https://mensline.org.au/family-violence/ - Australia

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In August 2010, 30-year-old Izabela from seemingly vanished into thin air in Derby, England. Her friends and family tried to get hold of her, but they were met with silence. Her girlfriend, Anna Podedworna, didn't report her missing and told everyone that Izabela had run away.

But Izabela's daughter, who was living with with relative's in Poland, always knew deep down that her mother would never have left her. And as she entered adulthood, she enlisted the help of a local journalist to help find her - and what they discovered, was the stuff of nightmares.

This is REAL.

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For information on the missing people cases mentioned at the end of the episode see the links below:

Fatima Mohamed- Ali - https://locate.international/missing-people/fatima-mohamed-ali

Paul Fudge - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1kpw7zzvwvo

Jack O'Sullivan - https://www.findjackosullivan.co.uk/

Reference for advice on leaving an abusive relationship:

https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/i-am-planning-to-leave-my-abuser/

If you need help or support with domestic abuse please get in touch with the following organisations:

https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/ - UK

https://mankind.org.uk/ - Support for male victims

https://safelives.org.uk/ - UK

https://www.victimsupportni.com/help-for-victims/domestic-violence/ - Northern Ireland

https://mapni.co.uk/ - Northern Ireland for men

https://sdvs.ie/ - Ireland

https://www.mensaid.ie/ - Ireland for men

https://www.lifewire.org/ - USA

https://www.thehotline.org/resources/men-can-be-victims-of-abuse-too/ - USA for men

https://www.rizeup.com.au/ - Australia

https://mensline.org.au/family-violence/ - Australia

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