Couch Potato

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Even though Martin’s mother and father had a lot of faith in the care center they placed him in, it would turn out to be uglier than one could ever imagine. The staff working there at the special care center would often leave him for hours right in front of the TV.  They would make him sit there and constantly watch shows for kids such as Barney & Friends. The cruelty was only growing there…

A Cruel Care Center

Martin Pistorius Story
While Martin’s parents thought that they were doing him a favor, it turned out, Martin was filled with dread to go to the care center each day. It was to like what they had protracted themselves at all. In fact, each day, Martin would have his hair pulled and they would make his eyes water. Also, they would crash the metal spoon against his teeth and force-fed him every day. Some would curse and yell at him excessively.

Even More

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This was not all. There were other torturous things that the employees at the care center would often do to the poor boy. They would even feed him searing hot tea or soup if ever Martin got sick, or would just slap him around for the fun of it. Since they knew very well that he would not be able to fight back, Martin was taken advantage of by the staff there.

Unforgivable?

Martin Pistorius Story
One of the worst things to ever happen to the helpless boy was the fact that he had been abused sexually. There was a woman would enter his room just to straddle Martin to simulate intercourse with him. She even touched his private parts and fondled them knowing damn well that this guy cannot retaliate or respond. He wished he could run away and inform someone about all these…

His Only Prayer

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Martin had been silently suffering from all of these physical and mental abuses at the place where he was supposed to get better care than at home. Since he could not express anything, in his head he was wishing he had a way to report what they were doing to him, to get them to stop. Martin did not give up and braved each day hoping one day he would be free from all this.

A Nagging Thought

Martin Pistorius Story
Even though he wished to be aloof from all the things that were happening to him, Martin was only human so a lot of things got to him. He was focusing hard on things that were not positive. All the negative points directed towards him were taking a toll on him mentally. It was indeed a very difficult challenge to get over things like his mother fiercely yelling, “I hope you die.”