Intimate partner violence victim recovering in hospital [Video]

A Windsor man is speaking out on behalf of his sister after she suffered a brutal act of violence in the city last month, which police believe to be an act of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV).

Since early September, Ray Hunter said his sister Amanda has been recovering at Windsor Regional Hospital after nearly losing her life.

“It still hurts a lot to even think about it, that we almost lost her,” Hunter said

He credited first responders and bystanders for their quick actions — which he believes helped save Amanda’s life.

He detailed a lengthy list of injuries which included broken ribs, eye sockets, cheekbones, and a punctured lung.

“It’s my little sister,” he said, choked up. “I couldn’t protect her, and I feel awful for that.”

His 36-year-old sister has been in the hospital since the incident, spending the first three weeks in a coma. Hunter noted she …