Leah Moses and her son, Om Moses Gandhi, in an undated photo. Om, 16, was shot and killed by his father in 2023, according to Salt Lake City police. (Photo courtesy of Leah Moses)
When she was fighting for custody of her children and trying to show the court her ex-husband was abusive, Leah Moses had no precise way to describe the layers of manipulation : violence, surveillance, financial control and isolation, to name a few.
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She later learned of a label for such a pattern of intimidation and abuse…