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22-year-old woman pleads for help as suspect who maimed her roams in village

Janet Auma and her Mother Modesta Owino during an interview with The Standard in Busia Referral Hospital after her husband chopped off her hands following a dispute. [Mumo Munuve, Standard]

Are you in an abusive marriage? Pack your bags and leave. Now!

Those words, dripping with bitterness and regret, were spoken by Janet Auma from her bed at the Busia County Referral Hospital on Monday.

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