premise: The assaults took place towards the beginning of the year but I have n't had the heart to write about it til now , and it 's also been compounded by the fact that the victim has a deep and very misplaced sense of shame about her ordeal and did n't want anyone else to know . Apparently after the worst of the beatings she stayed in her car for two days and slept in car parks , too afraid to tell anyone and thought about suicide . Thankfully she did n't succumb and drove to her brother 's house for help . Why did n't she succumb ?
hypothesis: Because the victim has a deep and very misplaced sense of shame .