Distressing images have shown the devastating effect drugs had on a woman before her tragic death, after years of substance misuse.Helen Stobbart struggled for years with drug addiction and mental health issues, before her sad death aged 51 in last May.Helen's mum Sue Charlesworth has spoken the rapid deterioration of her daughter in the months before she died, as she comes to terms with the shock and heartache of losing her, reports the Mirror.
Sue previously attempted to have Helen sectioned under the Mental Health Act, as she tried anything to try and save her daughter's life.However, Helen didn't meet the criteria, after being assessed by health professionals, and tragically died just a month later.Helen grew up in Rawmarsh, South Yorkshire, and her parents split up when she was five.
Sue said her daughter had been given whiskey at her dad's house when she was nine.Sue said: "She had such a lovely personality and she would do anything for anyone, that was part of what made her so vulnerable.
She was really trusting and people would take advantage of that."Throughout her life, she ended up in a lot of abusive relationships with men but was stuck with them.
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