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Mum causes daughter endless torture after ‘forcing' her to take heroine at age 7

They say an addict needs to hit rock bottom before they can turn their life around. And for Emma Monks, this was bringing her first-born into the world while behind bars for burglary with two prison officers by her side.

Then she fell in love with her baby son only to make the devastating decision to kiss his trusting face one last time and give him up for ever. Depths don’t come much darker or deeper.

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