article_snippet.sent: (CNN)For 12 years Adelma Cifuentes felt worthless, frightened and alone, never knowing when Adelma Cifuentes abusive husband would strike.
article_snippet.sent: But as a young mother in rural Guatemala with three children and barely a third grade education, Adelma Cifuentes thought there was no way out.
article_snippet.sent: What began as psychological torment, name-calling and humiliation turned into beatings so Adelma Cifuentes Adelma Cifuentes feared for Adelma Cifuentes life.
article_snippet.sent: One day, two men sent by her abusive husband showed up at Adelma Cifuentes house armed with a shotgun and orders to kill Adelma Cifuentes.
article_snippet.sent: two men sent by her husband probably would have succeeded, but after the first bullet was fired, Cifuentes' two sons dragged Adelma Cifuentes inside.
article_snippet.sent: Still, in Adelma Cifuentes deeply conservative community, it took neighbors two hours to call for help and Adelma Cifuentes lost Adelma Cifuentes arm.
article_snippet.sent: When Adelma Cifuentes returned home, Adelma Cifuentes husband continued Cifuentes' husband attacks and threatened to rape their little girl unless Adelma Cifuentes left.
article_snippet.sent: That's when the nightmare finally ended and Adelma Cifuentes search for justice began.