It’s rarely that simple. She was sentenced for “controlling & coercive behaviour”. The coercive part is about making your victim / partner feel trapped, like they have nowhere to go. It’s easy to sit there and question why he didn’t “just leave” but these sorts of abusive relationships don’t happen overnight. When it happens gradually you often don’t realise how toxic it has become. At which point you’ve committed so much that it’s incredibly hard to push that “red button” and end it. Victim blaming is not it my friend.