Alberta domestic abuse survivor shares difficulties finding support [Video]

An Edmonton woman who tried to flee an abusive relationship ended up back where she started in part due to a lack of shelter space.

Chelsea Brown said she was strangled, kicked, hit with objects, even shot during the six-years she spent with her ex-boyfriend but fear of him kept her from leaving.

“If he can shoot me, what’s going to stop him from coming here and shooting my family?” she told CTV News Edmonton.

A year and a half ago, a couple months after having a baby with her ex, Brown said she was suicidal and decided she and her son had to leave.

She said her boyfriend frequently took her phone away so she used a laptop hidden under her bed to contact the EPS Domestic Abuse High Risk Team (DAHRT).

“Not even three or four days later, they came knocking on the door and rescued me from …