A caring couple stepped in to help a refugee Ukrainian mum and her nine-year-old daughter who were left without sponsors just as they were crossing the Romanian border.
Larisa Laitan, 35, and Dasha, received visas to stay in Newcastle under the Homes for Ukraine project but after three weeks their hosts were rejected by officials.
The decision was made by Larisa at the airport to continue the journey and join her cousin who also fled Ukraine with her nine-year-old son to stay with a couple in Torthorwald.
