I prayed to die: The shocking confession of a sex violence survivor in Kosovo war

A woman who first shared her painful history of rape publicly confessed how her life changed forever since they were forced to leave the house because of the bombing.

I'm running, I'm running, I'm running, I'm not going. At 8 a.m. call me a family and tell me I have to get out of where you are. We decided, we went with the van... I got IDs, three watches, two trains, the house documents, even a very small bag, ”, she told Dukagjin.

But her path to safety did not last long. It turned back to the border with Montenegro and was forced to flee to the mountains. Because of her lack of financial means, she decided to land in the city to withdraw part of her mother's pension, a decision that would be costly.

It was right where he faced the horror of being violated by Serb forces.

The cop stopped me, asked where I was going. I told him at home... I asked for his ID. He refused. And then I heard a voice from above saying to him, "Daughters, Gorane..." and I don't know what happened anymore. I don't know if I lost consciousness or got hit in the head. When I woke up, I only felt pain in my hands, inside body. I remember the smell of blood and that I was at the bottom of the” ladder, she confessed with tears in her eyes on RTV Dukajini.

In serious physical and psychological condition, she managed to leave and return home, but her wounds were not just body.

I mean, God, since I died, when people were told what happened to me... the night is too heavy for them, I don't know how to describe”, it ended with excitement.

This confession is a vivid testimony to the pain many Kosovo women have kept hidden for more than two decades, bringing unscathed wounds and the need for justice and continued support to survivors again./Periscopi/