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The Hidden Abuse Behind the Disappearance | Auckland News
Cat Christey, the mother of three children vanished with their father Tom Phillips in 2021, reveals a harrowing backstory of years-long abuse and control that went largely ignored by authorities. While the public focused on the wilderness disappearance and Phillips’ eventual death, Christey describes living under a dictatorship — stripped of autonomy, subjected to emotional and physical abuse, and denied basic support because she wasn’t officially classified as a victim. Now speaking out for the first time since her children were found, she demands recognition of the trauma that began long…
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