A father in Malta has begun a hunger strike to draw attention to the situation his family are going through.
Ashley Galea, a father of two, said the custody battle he was going through with his former partner had “torn” his life apart and was “driving” him to his grave.
“I’ve lost my daughters, my home, my working life and my mental health on a false accusation of domestic violence,” Galea told Lovin Malta.
His case, which has been going on for years, involves his former partner accusing him of domestic violence. Galea maintains that no evidence of this violence was ever shown to the courts; however, he is still only able to see his two daughters twice a week, and has been kicked out of his family home.