(Since this could degenerate quickly, I am starting it in the Pit - I need to vent.)
What would you say to a woman who stood aside and let her child be hit by her husband for 16 years, and makes excuses about it (or lies) to anyone who asks? As a side note the blows did the victim permanent damage, and despite being in the room when such incidents were occurring she privately told the victim that she was ‘mad’ and ‘wicked’ for telling others and claimed none of it ever happened. This has come out because the woman in question made the mistake of doing her “admit and deny” trick in front of a neutral witness.
I thought “hag” appropriate. But I’m open to other suggestions.