A woman has described how the boyfriend she thought was her dream man turned her and her daughter's lives into a living hell.
Linsey Chinweefat, 32, started a relationship with Shane Costello-Collins in March 2021, telling friends she thought she'd found 'the one'.
But that picture of happiness was shattered - first by their break-up, and then by Costello-Collins going on the rampage. Things escalated after they split, with Costello-Collins turning up at her workplace, threatening to 'slice' her, and even breaking into her home and launching a terrifying attack. READ MORE: Costello-Collins, of Greatfield Road, Wythenshawe, was finally arrested after more than a month of abuse towards his former partner.
She told the Manchester Evening News : "When I met him he was kind and caring, he didn't have much but he was a hard worker. "I brought him into my home, I told my best friends 'I think I've found the one, no children, no drama, no stress, I'm happy', in the space of three months it just went downhill.
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