A Nottingham woman who spent three years visiting her boyfriend in prison to rebuild their relationship has told of her life haunted by addiction and an absent mother. Lisa Selby thought she had another chance at feeling loved and accepted when she met Elliot through an alcohol recovery programme.
Similarly to Ms Selby's mum Helen, Elliot was charismatic, intelligent, creative and addicted to heroin. "I did not get the chance to do anything with Helen. I wanted to help Elliot to not end up the same way", she added.
In a real life modern love story, the couple lived a "magical romance, where he would be playing the guitar and I would be writing songs with him, smoking and looking over the rooftops". But when Elliot was incarcerated after being caught couriering drugs to fund his addiction, she set up an Instagram account to document their heart-rending journey.
