I am shocked - I feel so sorry for her that she felt that this was her only option. I also feel terrible for her family.
I can’t help but have a suspicion that she was most likely scared as to what was going to be revealed about her in the court case and how that might have affected her future career. I maintain that nobody, male or female, should be a perpetrator of domestic violence.
That being said, it’s awful that this has happened. I hope her ex partner and family get all the help that they need because the loss of a family member, especially like this, is very traumatic.