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Heather's
Statement
Friday, July 22, 2005
It is very hard to believe that this day has finally arrived.
It has been a very long and difficult time of having lived and survived 2 nightmares.
The first nightmare lasted 13 ½ years, of living and surviving the fear of Frank's violence and abuse. This second nightmare has been prison, which has lasted 9 ½ years.
I would like to say thankyou to my family, friends and hundreds of supporters. You have understood the terror and the fear that I lived, and always believed that David and I acted in self-defence to save our lives.
The legal system must change.
I understand that there are current changes underway so that women who find themselves in a similar situation as mine, will not have to endure what my family and I have had to endure.
If these changes to the law are made, it will mean my incarceration has not been in vain.
It is difficult to express in words the gratitude I have for everyone who has worked so hard and stood beside me throughout this long ordeal. You have all helped to keep my spirit alive.
I now look forward to re-building my life with my family and getting to know and spend time with my grandchildren. I am also looking forward to the opportunity to meet and thank my friends and all my supporters.
However, my fight is still not over. In a few weeks time I will be seeking the right to information through the courts on why my petition of mercy was not granted by this government. I hope that maybe finally I might find some justice.
In the meantime, I would appreciate the media respecting my privacy and the privacy of my family as I begin to re-build my life again.
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