Beneath the glow of the fairy lights Jacqueline Patrick served up Christmas pudding, topping it off with lashings of custard.
‘Here you go,’ she said, placing a bowl in front of her husband, Douglas.
‘Another cherry Lambrini?’
Douglas smiled as he sipped the sweet fruity drink.
It was the perfect end to a delicious Christmas dinner with his wife and their daughter Katherine, 21.
Douglas was enjoying unwinding from his job as a bus driver.
But as his head began to buzz, Douglas felt