Woman assaulted by foster mothers says they left her 'completely broken'

A diary of 'issues' at home she kept was burnt, court told11:28, 13 Jul 2026A young woman who was assaulted by her foster mothers faced them down in court to accuse them of leaving her 'completely broken'. The woman, now 20, had been placed with former company director Nicola McColm and her partner, Ann Truffas, when she was six.‌But a court heard the placement ended in acrimony when she was 16 following tensions in the household which culminated in her being dragged out a bath naked and assaulted by the couple during a row.‌Police called to investigate discovered she had kept a diary chronicling 'issues' at home, but it was taken from her bedroom and burnt by Truffas, a judge was told. Inquiries also revealed social services had warned the couple, from Westhoughton, Bolton, not to take a