Posted on August 14, 2015 by Lisa De Bode in Al Jazeera America Al Jazeera America, By Lisa De Bode There were little red flags that could have prevented Nina Sucre from spending New Year’s Eve in a New York City homeless shelter — an initial stay that was followed by months of 2014 spent in sleeping in trains, churches and a 24-hour McDonald’s. A cut on the side of her middle finger (from being struck with a machete), bruises on her inner thighs and a burst eardrum were all warning signs that something wasn’t right, Sucre, a 41-year-old mother of two, later explained at a health care clinic for homeless and low-income families in the Bronx. Despite the signs of violence, not one medical practitioner inquired sufficiently into her domestic life to uncover the 15 years of spousal abuse she endured.
