Assaulted wife appalled by MP's return to Plaid

A woman assaulted by her politician husband says she is "appalled and disappointed" that Plaid Cymru has reinstated him as an MP for the party.
 

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The party returned the whip to Jonathan Edwards on Wednesday after legal advice and following a row about whether he should remain an independent.
 

His wife, Emma Edwards, told BBC Wales it sends a message "that survivors of domestic abuse don't matter".
 

Plaid Cymru said it was "considering carefully" Ms Edwards's statement.
 

His wife said she now regretted a statement issued on her behalf in the wake of the incident which she said was drafted by a press officer for the MP.
 

Mrs Edwards said that she married her husband in November 2012. They are in the process of getting divorced.
 

"In May 2020 I called the police after being assaulted by my husband at our home," she said.
 

'Minimising the incident'
Mr Edwards subsequently accepted a police caution.
 

His wife said: "At the time I was in shock, denial and I was hopeful that we would be able to reconcile.
 

"Even though Jonathan attended an online domestic abuse course, he did not accept responsibility for what happened, minimising the incident. This meant that there was not going to be any reconciliation. I was perhaps naive to think that there could be."
 

She said the statement issued at the time, which said she accepted her husband's apology, was "drafted for me by Jonathan's press officer at the time and I was told that it would be the best way to stop it being a story".
 

'I cannot stand by'
"This sends the message that women don't matter and that survivors of domestic abuse don't matter. I always believed Plaid Cymru to be better than this.
 

"Until now, I have maintained silence. I am not a political person and I do not seek publicity... I cannot stand by and watch the truth being distorted as it has been."
 

Splits in Plaid emerged after a disciplinary panel gave the go-ahead for him to have his membership back in July.