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@lisa_wilkinson : Hannah Clarke was a strong woman - in every sense of the word. All her friends will tell you that. For years Hannah endured hell because she fell in love with the wrong person...a monster who sexually, physically & financially abused her until in an extraordinary act of bravery, Hannah took herself & her 3 kids away to safety. Then to confirm her strength & in words of encouragement to other women suffering the same living hell, Hannah posted this on Instagram... “I am a strong woman. I don’t sit around feeling sorry for myself nor will I ever let anyone mistreat me again. I don’t respond to people who dictate to me or try to bring me down. I am a survivor not a victim. I am in control of my life and there is nothing I can’t achieve. My girls will grow up being strong women who understand their worth.” Except now, Aayliyah 6 & Laianah 4, won’t. Nor will 3yo Trey grow up to be the strong man with love & respect in his heart that Hannah was fighting so hard to help him become. All that ended in a quiet Brisbane street on Wednesday, when their father, a murderer with pure evil in his veins & a jerry can full of petrol, set them and Hannah alight as she was taking her treasured kids to school. Hannah did everything she was told to do in her situation: told friends, reported him to police, turned to supportive family, took out AVO’s & most of all she shielded her children as much as she could. But this time it wasn’t enough. Like you, I am at a complete loss to comprehend this despicable tragedy. What I do know is that with all domestic violence, the pool of hurt runs deep & wide...from Hannah’s devastated family & friends, to the first responders, paramedics & neighbours in Camp Hill who witnessed it all and tried to help, to the children’s playmates whose parents have to explain why they will never see their little friends again. I weep for that loss of innocence. And to #DV sufferers everywhere - women & men - who may have been triggered by this event. To all of you