Domestic abuse survivor Peta Robinson shares footage of abuse by ex-partner in Perth
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- Domestic violence survivor abused for eight years
- Abuse of ex-partner caught on house security cameras
A brave survivor of domestic violence has shared harrowing footage of the relentless abuse she suffered at the hands of her ex-partner.
Peta Robinson, a woman from Perth, says she endured eight years of “life from hell”, being mercilessly beaten and abused by her then-boyfriend Adam Di Giuseppe.
Ms Robinson says an extensive system of home security cameras, initially set up by Di Giuseppe to track her every move, have become crucial in telling her story.
Distressing footage from a camera in the couple’s bedroom captured the sickening moments Di Giuseppe abused his partner.
“I was in love, he was my soul mate as far as I know,” she told 7News.
“I always thought maybe I could change him, he could change.”
In a clip, Di Giuseppe smothers his ex-partner by telling him: “You are going to die now”
Peta Robinson (pictured), a woman from Perth, says she endured eight years of ‘life from hell’, being mercilessly beaten and abused by her then-boyfriend Adam Di Giuseppe
In one video, he is seen dragging her out of bed and onto the floor where he repeatedly banged Ms Robinson’s head against the wall until she passed out.
In another incident, the relentless abuse only stopped after Di Giuseppe slit Ms Robinson’s wrist with a knife he was holding before bursting into tears.
The pair sit on the ground as he tearfully tells his victim, “I fucking love you, Peta.”
In other clips, Di Giuseppe chokes Ms Robinson as she struggles and threatens her with a baseball bat covered in swastikas as she is tied to the bed.
“I could smell my nose, I just felt the blood flowing and then he was kicking and kicking because I was tied up,” she said.
Di Giuseppe is currently behind bars in Casuarina Prison, around 30km south of Perth’s CBD, on drug and firearm charges.
He is due to be sentenced in November for his violent attacks on his ex-girlfriend, who is subject to a lifetime restraining order.
Di Giuseppe pleaded guilty to a number of charges, including three counts of threatening with intent to compel an act and one count of aggravated grievous bodily harm.
Another charge to which he pleaded guilty was one count of intent to harm, failure to do an act he was obligated to do by the person, or committing an act to as a result of which the life, health or safety of a person was or was likely to be endangered. endangered.
Among the charges are also a count of having been armed in order to sow terror, a count of unlawful assault and thus inflicting bodily harm with aggravating circumstances.
In another incident, the relentless abuse only stopped after Di Giuseppe slit Ms Robinson’s wrist with a knife he was holding before bursting into tears (pictured)
In other clips, Di Giuseppe chokes Ms Robinson as she struggles and threatens her with a baseball bat covered in swastikas as she is tied to the bed.
Di Giuseppe is still trying to contact his victim by mail and has even arranged for the wives of other inmates to try to reach him.
Ms Robinson says she is still afraid of Di Giuseppe and finds it difficult to leave the house without constantly feeling unsafe.
She said the police have yet to deliver on their promise to move her to a safer location.
Her father, Greg Robinson, said his daughter was in dire need of protection.
“I’m a little disappointed, she needs protection. Host her in Perth, she becomes a needle in a haystack, a big haystack,” he said.
If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, call 1800 RESPECT or the Crisis Care helpline on 1800 199 008.
