Monica has written a book about her harrowing upbringing
Monica Allan was only five years old when her mum, Elizabeth Mount, tried to drown and strangle her to death.
The rule was in place until 1979 to ensure perpetrators didn’t benefit from any compensation claims. The change to the rule came too late for the now 55-year-old. "I already knew about the second attack. I went to counselling and the counsellor said I should take the files to a lawyer. "It became very real and took me right back to those places. I was back in that bathroom, back up those stairs, it was very scary and emotional.
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