Domestic violence: “Don’t be afraid”, the heartbreaking testimony of actress Judith Chemla, moved to tears

On her social networks, Judith Chemla revealed that she had been the victim of domestic violence by her ex-companion by revealing photos. This Wednesday, July 6, the actress delivered a moving testimony at the microphone of France Inter. His testimony is of a rare violence. This Wednesday, July 6, Judith Chemla was invited by France Inter. At the microphone of Léa Salamé, she returns, not without emotion, to her last Instagram post which caused a lot of reaction. Indeed, this Monday, July 4, the French actress shared on Instagram photos of her swollen face and a text in which she accuses her ex-companion of domestic violence. “Blue, purple under my eye”… Without ever mentioning her name, she accuses “the father of her daughter” of having laid hands on her and violently injured her, reveals franceinfo. A year ago I looked at my face in the mirror and knew I couldn’t hide my face anymore The actress reveals that despite the beatings she allegedly received from her ex-boyfriend , she is not complaining. “I couldn’t tell myself that I was going to file a complaint against my daughter’s father. I was flabbergasted. It takes a click,” she laments today. Blows and violence which would have started during her pregnancy and which go up a notch with the birth of her daughter. Actress Judith Chemla, victim of domestic violence: “The police tell me ‘we have to file a complaint, because afterwards it’s feminicide’. I couldn’t tell myself that I was going to file a complaint against the father of my daughter. I was flabbergasted. It takes a click”#le79inter pic.twitter.com/nXbI5Rrt3B— France Inter (@franceinter) July 6, 2022 Determined today to break the omerta, Judith explained why she was leading this fight today. She says she fights “for her children”. Then she launches a solemn appeal to women victims of domestic violence: “Ladies, never withdraw a complaint that you have filed”. “Don’t be afraid, we will intimidate you,” she says. Domestic violence: “Ladies, never withdraw a complaint that you have filed”, says actress Judith Chemla. “Fighting is filing a complaint, fighting for your children”#le79inter pic.twitter.com/xAHi0JHdXr— France Inter (@franceinter) July 6, 2022 “He continues to think he is a victim” His ex -companion and the alleged perpetrator of the beatings received an 8-month suspended prison sentence. Despite this court decision, Judith explains that today, the father of her daughter positions himself as a “victim”. The actress says she showed patience with the one who shared her life for five years: “I wanted to give him a chance as a father, as a man, as an artist. He screwed up these chances one after the other”. Actress Judith Chemla: “Despite a suspended sentence of 8 months in prison, he continues to think that he is a victim. I wanted to give him a chance as a father, as a man, as a ‘artist. He screwed up these chances one after the other “#le79inter pic.twitter.com/VpDQgTUIcP— France Inter (@franceinter) July 6, 2022 As for his decision to expose the marks of his swollen face in broad daylight on her social networks, Judith Chemla assures: “I did not premeditate this speech at all, I never imagined showing these photos”. She ends, referring to her former companion: “He should be ashamed”. In an Instagram post, actress Judith Chemla accuses her ex-companion, sentenced to 8 months in prison suspended for domestic violence, of still exerting pressure. “I did not plan this speech at all, I never imagined showing these photos”#le79inter pic.twitter.com/mo6xcYoQX2— France Inter (@franceinter) July 6, 2022 For now, the principal concerned did not react.