Lorena Bobbitt broke the silence 25 years after cutting her husband's penis

In 1993, Lorena Bobbitt was known around the world for a bloody and singular fact. Fed up with physical aggression and repeated abuse of her husband John, the woman took a knife home and cut herself.

Twenty-five years after that night when her life changed, the Ecuadorian, who was found not guilty, broke the silence and talked about what happened that day. It was in an interview that gave the channel
Telemundo 52

Lorraine Bobbit, of the interview, is a placid and serene woman, who never gives up the seriousness when she talks about what she has suffered with John Bobbit, unlike the black haired girl which we remember since the time she became infamous. "I lived something that can not be described, he mistreated me, I felt isolated, like he was imprisoned," he said.

Referring to the moment when she mutilated her husband's penis, the woman, who now bears her maiden name, Gallo, said: "My reaction was traumatic, it was psychologically destroyed, I could not have the control by doing this action.I was mentally in a normal state. "

The woman recounted that she was very in love with the man when they were engaged, but that everything had changed after the wedding. Shortly after the wedding, they went to dinner, then he wanted to drink something. "I was very drunk with alcohol, we were in the car and it was the first time that he hit me."

She also added that in the hell she lived in, she told herself that everything was going to happen, "but it never happened, I was in the vicious circle of domestic violence".

The woman later recounted that she had left her personal hell after the episode with her ex-husband: "I am a woman of great faith, God has always been there and my family, I had to get psychological help, it helped me a lot to get back into the community. "

Gallo also spoke about her new relationship with a man who is now her husband and whom she met at the university and talked about her daughter, who is 13 years old. "I explained to him everything that happened," said the Ecuadorian.

The Ecuadorian also underlined the situation that prevails in the past for women who are victims of violence and mistreatment towards their men: "There are many resources available to a woman to seek help. . " The stigma of being a victim of domestic violence We have not finished, we no longer need to shut up, our voices are strong, they are not alone ".

Currently, Lorena Gallo works to support women who experience all types of domestic violence. "If I help one woman out of domestic violence, I have the mission accomplished," he concluded.

It must be remembered that at the time, John Bobbitt had been found not guilty of rape and that she had enjoyed the same benefit, but in connection with her husband's attack.

After the trial, Lorena Bobbitt received psychiatric treatment while he was training a rock band to pay the trial costs. The group called The Severed Parts.