Phoebe told the doctors she was fleeing domestic violence. They diagnosed her as ‘delusional’

When the beatings and the verbal abuse became too much, Phoebe* sought refuge at her local hospital.

What came next almost cost the mother of two everything. 

A long-term victim of domestic violence, Phoebe walked into Werribee Mercy Hospital in September 2019, feeling wrung-out and hounded by…