Victim of an attempted femicide in 2018, Laura Rapp inspired the film “She saved me”, broadcast on M6 on Tuesday March 29, 2022. The woman confided in “Paris Match” about the nightmare she lived to protect his daughter.
Every year, many women are victims of domestic violence. This is a worrying social phenomenon that continues to rage over time. If it takes extraordinary mental strength to live it, some women even find itby dint of speaking about it publicly. This is the case of Laura Rapp, victim of domestic violence and attempted femicide by her ex-spouse Frédéric on the night of April 16 to 17, 2018. A sordid story to which the woman returned in her book Tweet or diepublished on March 11, 2021. The author of the book also confided in the columns of Paris Matcha few days after the publication of the book, in order to tell the ordeal she had been through.
If at first, her relationship with her ex-husband Frédéric looked like a real romantic idyll, it deteriorated over time. It was on the night of April 16 to 17, 2018 that the life of the young woman has changed. After a relationship marked by psychological pressure and physical violence, Laura was the victim of an attempted femicide in front of her 2-year-old daughter. That evening, during yet another outburst of violence, Frédéric tried to kill his wife by strangulation. Fortunately, the neighbors, alerted by the cries, intervened in extremis. This night was a real turning point in the history of the young woman who began to seek help, especially via social networks.
Laura Rapp put herself in danger to protect her daughter
Poignantly, his testimony accurately described his long descent into hell alongside a violent spouse. “I was paralyzed with fear. What would happen to me if I filed a complaint? One night when he came home drunk, we had a fight and he threw a bottle of water at Alice, who woke up terrified and crying. When I threatened to call the police, I saw his glare. The one he had every time he turned to violence…”she said sorry on March 22, 2021.
Laura Rapp, terrified at the time, chose to stay to protect her then 2-year-old daughter. “I knew he wouldn’t hesitate to kill me, but I was terrified for Alice. I had started to do research on the Internet and I knew that the justice could leave custody of our daughter to him if I left. So I stayed to take the hits instead of Alice. » Now the strength of Laura Rapp inspires designers. In particular Ionut Teianu for his film She saved mebroadcast on M6 on March 29, 2022 and devoted to victims of domestic violence.