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Child sexual abuse survivor whose mum set herself on fire 'forced to beg and steal food'
Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!A woman whose alcoholic sex worker mum left her to beg outside the chip shop and steal for food has spoken out about her chaotic upbringing.From a young age, Emma Lewis was left to fend for herself when her mum Betty went out drinking and selling her body.Sometimes, things got so bad that she held knives up to their throats and considered ending it all.In 2000, she dropped a match on herself and set herself on fire in her chair, reports Wales Online.The horrific burns proved too much and just two days later she died in hospital.But now, Emma - who was tragically subjected to sexual abuse amidst the other traumas - has put the desperation of her childhood behind her and wants to help