German Flees Tunisia on Refugee Boat to Escape Ex-Husband

Their nightmare trip across the sea lasted 20 hours: German mother Tina R. fled Tunisia with her young daughter on a crowded refugee boat, before eventually arriving safely in Italy. Her ex-husband, a doctor from Djerba, had refused to let go of the girl — forcing the 40-year-old to put their lives in the hands of human traffickers.