Domestic abuse survivor calls for S'pore laws to be tightened to prevent PPO breach

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Now in her 30s, the woman said she was scared that her husband would hurt her if she remarried or asked him to provide maintenance for their children. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION: ST FILE
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SINGAPORE - Four years after her wedding in 2005, Emma (not her real name) filed for a personal protection order (PPO) against her husband, fearing for her life and those of their two toddlers.

But the abuse continued for another 10 years.

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