Joanne McLaren wasn’t sure about her daughter’s new boyfriend.
It was July 2016, and Molly, 22, from Cobham, Kent, had recently met Joshua Stimpson, 25, on the dating app Tinder.
Told Joshua was bipolar, Joanne felt apprehensive about meeting him. But when she did, that November, she’d felt relieved her girl’s new man seemed ‘normal’, if a little cold.
Molly, on the other hand, was loved for her warmth and ‘heart of gold’. Close to her mum, and dad Doug, Molly had lots of friends, and enjoyed going to festivals.
She was a sensitive girl, though, had battled bulimia and anxiety. Her recovery had inspired her to study Sports Health at the University of Kent.
She dreamed of helping others with eating disorders, and started a blog on positivity, writing,…
