Battered New York Woman Testifies In Support of Batterer, Not Unusual For Abused Women

Standing by her man: Alison Bretherick, 29, (pictured in May, below and last week, above) has appeared in court in support of boyfriend Thomas Hoey - despite years of alleged abuse and fears for her life.



[From article]
Long Island banana mogul Thomas Hoey wouldroutinely beat his girlfriend so viciously that she once scribbled on the back of a photograph, “If you find me dead, Thomas Hoey did it,’’ court papers reveal. Hoey — to be sentenced in the Manhattan Supreme Court case this week — rained abuse on Alison Bretherick for even the smallest offenses, including not picking up the phone fast enough, prosecutors said. Bretherick, 29, admitted to a female cousin in January 2010 that she was becoming increasingly scared of Hoey, 46, the documents say. Bretherick recalled how Hoey smashed her head into walls, chipping her teeth and hitting the side of her head so hard, she lost hearing in her left ear.
Kimberley Calo, a New York personal trainer, overdosed on cocaine after having a threesome with millionaire Hoey in 2009. She died when no one called for help. 

http://nypost.com/2014/08/18/banana-moguls-battered-girlfriend-left-a-chilling-note/

Banana mogul’s battered girlfriend left a chilling note
By Rebecca Rosenberg
New York Post
August 18, 2014 | 5:46am