When Kate met her partner, she said she felt “lucky” and at first he treated her well.
But an argument led to the mum-of-three being hit by the man, who “beat me really bad”, she said.
From them on, she was struck “a few times a week” and her injuries included broken bones, torn tendons and severe bruising.
The abuse turned sexually violent and she was raped and assaulted.
On one occasion, he told her children: “You’re not going to have a mummy anymore, I’m going to chop her up and put her in the blue bin.”
Her children were also attacked, with Kate “taking the punches and the kicks” to protect them.
If she tried to escape the abuse, he threatened to find her, she said.
Now in her 40s, Kate said that telling a social worker about the violence was “hard but the best thing I’ve ever done”.
“Her face said everything. She just couldn’t really take in what I said and I told her everything.
“I knew it was either going to be one of the children, myself or all of us [who were killed]. I just couldn’t cope any more.”
She was told about the potential release at a meeting earlier this month, and after challenging the information, the MoJ told her that he may have been charged under old legislation that did not identify him as ineligible for the scheme.
“These are not little mistakes, they’re huge,” she said.
“The government are going to have blood on their hands.”
A spokesperson for the MoJ said public safety was the “top priority”.
“We understand this incident will be distressing to victims which is why we immediately contacted those in the Victim Contact Scheme and offered additional support as soon as the extent of the issue was known.”
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