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Thanks guys, much appreciated. =) Yes it's like I said originally, action other than passive would make things worse. She has told me that he denies ever doing this stuff when she tries to bring it up, as does her mother. Her parents want her to have a car before she moves out, and if she doesn't obey them, she'd leave home 'on a bad foot' so to speak, which she doesn't want. They believe that as long as she's under their roof, it's their rules with zero negotiation. I've been hesitating over moving up to Perth to study lately, but after her telling me she'd move in with me, I feel like doing it just to get her out of that house. I'm horribly worried about her... Thanks again for the advice, guys.

Hey all, I need help. Last night my girlfriend told me about her home life. It's horrible. As a child her father used to put her on the table and continuously beat her body as she'd cry out to her mother for help but to no avail. Another time her father barged into her room, beat her accross the head, threw her on her bed and strangled her. She still is beaten every now and then at 18 now. Now, I don't make a habbit of barging into people's personal affairs, but this? No I'm sorry, this needs attention. She balls her eyes out talking to me about it. I've never seen a face so full of tears. Unfortunately, action that is anything but passive will only make things worse, plus I've never met her father. What am I to do? Call the police? Call a woman's refuge? Thanks to all who reads.