Leon Towers was 14 when he fled into the Cumbrian night and into the hands of traffickers. He tells Harriette Boucher how a lifetime of silence began – and why he’s determined no child is left unseen again
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Leon Towers was 14 when he fled into the Cumbrian night and into the hands of traffickers. He tells Harriette Boucher how a lifetime of silence began – and why he’s determined no child is left unseen again
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