*Content warning: This episode contains detailed discussion of domestic violence, sexual assault and coercive control.*

For sixteen years, Zoe lived with a man she believed was troubled but trying — a husband who attended church, raised a family and told her his mental health was to blame for his behaviour. Behind closed doors, the abuse was relentless: physical, psychological, financial and sexual. But the most devastating truth didn't come from police. It came from his own mouth.

When Zoe's husband confessed, he didn't just admit to an affair. He admitted to drugging her tea and assaulting her while she slept. What followed was a battle through the courts, through a community that took sides, and through her own body — which began to break down under the weight of years of unprocessed trauma.

Now, having waived her anonymity and co-founded the End I Check campaign, Zoe is speaking out — not just for herself, but for the hundreds of women across 28 countries who have recognised their own stories in hers.

*Content warning: This episode contains detailed discussion of domestic violence, sexual assault and coercive control.*
For sixteen years, Zoe lived with a man she believed was troubled but trying &mdash; a husband who attended church, raised a family and told her his mental health was to blame for his behaviour. Behind closed doors, the abuse was relentless: physical, psychological, financial and sexual. But the most devastating truth didn't come from police. It came from his own mouth.
When Zoe's husband confessed, he didn't just admit to an affair. He admitted to drugging her tea and assaulting her while she slept. What followed was a battle through the courts, through a community that took sides, and through her own body &mdash; which began to break down under the weight of years of unprocessed trauma.
Now, having waived her anonymity and co-founded the End I Check campaign, Zoe is speaking out &mdash; not just for herself, but for the hundreds of women across 28 countries who have recognised their own stories in hers.

Neil (The Muscle) Cummins. A notorious Sydney hard man who spent 15 years on the doors of the cities most prestigious nightclubs, managing the streets for the Kings of the Cross and watching the backs of some of Sydney’s most famous and infamous underworld identities. Secrets of the Underworld is not for the faint at heart, an insightful and real look into the Sydney Underworld and the real Kings Cross between 1998 - 2013.

 

 

Neil (The Muscle) Cummins. A notorious Sydney hard man who spent 15 years on the doors of the cities most prestigious nightclubs, managing the streets for the Kings of the Cross and watching the backs of some of Sydney&rsquo;s most famous and infamous underworld identities. Secrets of the Underworld is not for the faint at heart, an insightful and real look into the Sydney Underworld and the real Kings Cross between 1998 - 2013.
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Secrets of the Underworld

Behind every king stands a loyal soldier tasked with keeping order and making sure that the king stays on their throne.

That person is NEIL CUMMINS former bodyguard & standover man for underworld identity John Ibrahim and Australia’s Most Wanted Fugitive in 2017. Host of the podcast ‘ Secrets Of The Underworld’

A notorious Sydney hard man Neil worked his way up the ladder looking after some of Sydney’s most well-known nightclubs, before getting the reputation and the nickname ‘The Muscle’ on the streets of Kings Cross.

Cummins gives a real-life insight to what it was like working for the Ibrahim family, surrounded by drugs, shootings, gang wars, police intimidation and celebrities.

Neil’s honest, tell-all account shows his loyalty and how he survived to walk away from it all.

Behind every king stands a loyal soldier tasked with keeping order and making sure that the king stays on their throne.
That person is NEIL CUMMINS former bodyguard &amp; standover man for underworld identity John Ibrahim and Australia’s Most Wanted Fugitive in 2017. Host of the podcast ‘ Secrets Of The Underworld’
A notorious Sydney hard man Neil worked his way up the ladder looking after some of Sydney’s most well-known nightclubs, before getting the reputation and the nickname ‘The Muscle’ on the streets of Kings Cross.
Cummins gives a real-life insight to what it was like working for the Ibrahim family, surrounded by drugs, shootings, gang wars, police intimidation and celebrities.
Neil’s honest, tell-all account shows his loyalty and how he survived to walk away from it all.

Drugged by the Man I Trusted | Zoe Watts

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