Shoki Mmola

"The lack of a biological family was one of the things that compromised me in that situation"

"I cannot say I was there for love; I was there for structure. I never had a proper family structure, so I wanted that for my kids and future"

"I stayed long for me but not for the bigger picture. There is nothing that you can explain to the girls that they do not know; they remember stuff I do not even recall"

"It breaks my heart, but at least they have an understanding"

"As big as he was, he sat on my lap, choked, and punched me. That night, I felt nothing; it was as if he was not beating me up enough. When he was beating me up, I told him to hit me harder"

"I told her to call the police, and they immediately came because I had gone there several times to report him for other stuff, when he would hit me or vandalise the house"