A woman has described how the boyfriend she hoped was her dream man transformed her life into a living hell. Linsey Chinweefat, 32, began dating Shane Costello-Collins in March 2021 and went on to tell friends she thought she’d found ‘the one’.However, 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.Costello-Collins was finally arrested after more than a month of abuse towards his former partner.
He has now been jailed for 18 months after admitting a string of offences.Linsey Wythenshawe 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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