SALT LAKE CITY — Alivia says it wasn’t until she reached her breaking point that she left her husband because of his continuous abuse.

“It’s never as simple or as easy as just leaving,” she said. “It was really hard. It was really hard to leave. Because, like, you love that person (but) they are hurting you in ways they shouldn’t be. (It’s) that thing when you love somebody … but you know that they’re not good for you, and have to get out. It hurts, it’s really hard.”

But once she worked up the courage to get help, Alivia says the response by police was amazing, and the support she received from her victim advocate was just as strong.

On Thursday, Alivia joined Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill, members of the South Jordan Police Department and others as part of Domestic Viole

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