Pete was afraid. In the end he thought that she could harm him while he was sleeping. She, the 60-year-old woman with whom he lived for several months. Him, 63 years old, who had moved in with her out of necessity. At some point he couldn’t stand it any longer and sought help from a counseling center for victims of violence. Now Peter, who actually has a different name, lives in a men’s shelter in Augsburg. Nobody knows the address apart from him, his contacts and other affected people. Offers of this kind are few and far between – there are two sheltered apartments in Bavaria, in Augsburg and in Nuremberg. The need is high, the rooms are mostly occupied. Sometimes there are men who are hit by their partner, sometimes there are men like Peter who have experienced psychological abuse and stalking.
When men have to flee – Bavaria
