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Dad pulled me out of bed by my hair to help on the farm - rural abuse victims need more support
Tracy Lewis says as a child she would sometimes think about calling Childline because she felt so petrified of the abuse inflicted on her by her dad
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Growing up on a farm, Tracy Lewis loved being around their animals but said the physical and emotional abuse from her farmer father was "torture".
When she was eight, she recalled her dad pulling her out of bed by her hair to go lambing as her battered mum told her "you have to get the lamb out or we're both going to die".
Tracy, now 48 and a farmer herself, and other domestic abuse survivors are calling on governments to better support victims in rural areas.
The UK government said it was working to address disparities while the Welsh government said challenges will be considered in its next national strategy.
For many people the idea of growing up in the mid Wales countryside surrounded by trees and animals sounds idyllic, but Tracy says her dad was physically and emotionally abusive.
Tracy's family have given their permission to the BBC for her to share her story.
"I remember my father pulled me out of bed by my hair to go and lamb a ewe," she recalled.
"I walked past the bathroom and my mum's face had blood all over it and her nose was squashed, she'd been crying. She said to me, you have to get the lamb out or we're both going to die."