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GMB viewers hail 'phenomenal' Leeds teacher who helped poverty-stricken boy, 6, with bedbug sores

Good Morning Britain viewers have been left 'heartbroken' after an inspirational Leeds teacher tackling bed poverty appeared on the show.

Many viewers heard the heartbreaking story of what spurred teacher Bex Wilson on to take action for the first time on Monday (August 22). Bex, who founded her charity Zarach in 2017, began her inspirational work when one of her pupils, a little boy in Year 6, revealed that he did not have a bed to sleep on at home and was "always tired".

The boy had been sleeping on an old sofa cushion and had bedbug sores on his tummy as the cushion was infested. The boy's family were one of the first that the charity supported and they were able to furnish the family home with a comfy bed and even a TV.

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