Studies have shown the damages to the brain from constant physical abuse. The laws in Guyana need to be changed to allow the statements from the victims to be submitted into evidence especially when the alleged abused is invoking her rights not to testify against the husband or vice versa. This is a primary reason for the police being reluctant to act in these matters.
Boys see their fathers doing it while the girls see their mothers being beaten up. They grow up with the impression that this is all normal and OK.
Perhaps the school is best place to start the education process that it's not OK.