Buzz & Beyond: Mental health and illness
Published: Feb, 13 2025 13:55
WATCHING in horror as her family home burned to the ground, Nikki Owen had only one thought: “What have I done?”. The then 18-year-old had deliberately started a fire in the spare room while her mother Pam was downstairs in the kitchen. This was just one in a series of terrifying episodes over four years that saw the teen try to harm herself as well as her family. But Nikki wasn’t evil and was horrified by her bouts of unexplained violent behaviour.