A bisexual woman has been granted New Zealand asylum because she is afraid of her soldier ex-girlfriend in Sri Lanka who has threatened to shoot her mum and dog.
The woman also fears being sent home and forced into a second arranged marriage because of her sexuality, she told a recent Immigration and Protection Tribunal hearing.
She told the hearing she began a clandestine teenage romance with her ex-girlfriend until her mum discovered them kissing in 2017.
Her “disgusted” parents then forced her into an arranged marriage with a man.
However, her girlfriend refused to accept their relationship had ended.
And – after growing up and joining the Sri Lankan army – the ex-girlfriend in 2021 forced her way into the woman’s parents’ house at gunpoint, accompanied by three army officers.
When told the woman was not home, the ex-girlfriend, only identified as A.A., became angry.
“A.A. pointed a gun at the mother’s chest and threatened to kill her … and also threatened to kill the family dog,” the tribunal was told.
The woman had earlier migrated to New Zealand, partly to escape her ex-girlfriend and partly to study, before seeking asylum.
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