About this episode
Described by the first officer to arrive as “the worst domestic scene” they’d ever witnessed, the brutality of what Alex Skeel endured was shocking. Alex had deep gashes on his arms, burns upon burns, and according to his family, he smelt like he was dead. But his years of isolation and abuse weren’t the work of a kidnapper – they came from the woman he loved. Become a patron: Patreon Order a copy of the book here (US & Canada): Order on Wellesley Books Order on Amazon.com Order a copy of the book here (UK, Ireland, Europe, NZ, Aus): Order on Amazon.co.uk Order on Foyles Follow us on social media: Instagram Twitter Visit our website: Website Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzpX2Ozt7tc https://isolatedpodcast.com/episodes/f/alex-skeel-1?blogcategory=Men+Abused+by+Domestic+Partner https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1yW5IsnSjo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJYmaV6dctw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1ci_Khybvs Uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-56013182 https://www.mankind.org.uk/statistics/statistics-on-male-victims-of-domestic-abuse/ https://www.mankind.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/50-Key-Facts-about-Male-Victims-of-Domestic-Abuse-and-Partner-Abuse-March-2020-final.pdf https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-56013182 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3876290/ https://www.womensaid.org.uk/information-support/what-is-domestic-abuse/coercive-control/ https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/9784-paranoid-personality-disorder See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .