Shocking photos show the ravaged faces of those whose lives have been ruined by ‘monkey dust’. The drug, which can be bought for a mere £2 has led users to a dark path of crime, as well as violent and psychotic episodes. It has become especially prevalent on the streets of Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire and comes as an off-white powder. Monkey dust can be swallowed, injected or snorted and bizarrely makes users smell like prawns. It is also known as MDPV and is extremely unpredictable. Some users, dubbed ‘dustheads’, have been responsible for a whole spectrum of offences – from petty shoplifting to brutal stabbings and terrifying rooftop sieges. In a special report Stoke-on-Trent Live take a look at the 23 criminals who were dealing with the effects of taking the dust when they fell foul of the law… Vanessa Malpass A monkey dust addict mum-of-two repeatedly stabbed a man in the back during a vicious robbery. Vanessa Malpass tricked her way into the victim’s home before attacking him with a kitchen knife. Her co-accused Wayne Ferns sprayed lighter fluid in the victim’s face during the terrifying incident in Leek. Malpass, aged 32, received a four-and-a-half year sentence, while 40-year-old…