Ms. Amarika Jones is a citizen of Jamaica and alleges persecution by her former common-law spouse, who is a drug dealer.

Ms. Amarika Jones is a citizen of Jamaica and alleges persecution by her former common-law spouse, who is a drug dealer. She alleges that he is searching for her because he suspects that she has reported him to the police. She is a hairdresser and has worked at Kima’s Beauty Salon since she was 16 years old. She entered a relationship with Avon Spencer 6 years ago and moved in with him. He started to physically and sexually abuse her thereafter. After about 10 of months of living with him, she left him. Ms. Jones returned to live with him after 2 months of separation and lived with him until about 2 years ago when she found out that he was a drug dealer. Then she left him and stayed with a girlfriend. She continued to work at Kima’s until she had saved enough money to come to Canada and to make a refugee claim. 1. On these facts, what issues might the RPD raise with respect to Ms. Jones’s subjective fear? 2. How might counsel for Ms. Jones address such concerns?