Nina Matthews, 31, from Chorley
Pushing my way to the bar with my sister, I ordered myself a pint.
In the summer of 2022, I’d joined my younger sister Dee, 29, for a night out in our hometown of Chorley.
With a young son, it wasn’t often I went out – but my mum Dawn, 52, was looking after him, so I made the most it.
And as the evening wore on, one of Dee’s ex-army pals joined our group, too.
I’d met Ben a couple of times – he was loud and charming, but nice enough.
Only later in the evening, I dropped my phone, smashing it on the hard floor.
‘Oh God,’ I groaned.
‘Don’t worry,’ Ben, 42, told me. ‘I’ll get you a replacement.’
‘That’s kind of…
