Womens Refuge 2011: Helen Meads' story (as told by David White)

When the Police knocked on the door of David White's Matamata home at 8.20am on a spring morning in September, 2009, little did he know that his life, and that of his wife Pam, were about to be turned upside down forever.

The Police were at the property to tell David and Pam their daughter, Helen, had been killed by a single shot-gun wound to her throat. Four days earlier, Helen had told her husband, Greg Meads, that their marriage was over and she was leaving him.
In March this year, Greg Meads was sentenced to 11 years in prison for the murder of his wife.

David is lending his voice to this year's Women's Refuge appeal. He wants people to recognise the early signs of an abusive relationship. He also wants to save lives. He says that if he had seen the Women's Refuge website, he would have known that often the most dangerous time for women is when they are about to leave. His knowledge could have enabled him to advise his daughter - and possibly save her life.

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Website: http://www.refuge.org.nz
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