Leon Towers grew up without ever knowing what it meant to be loved. Born in 1975, he was six weeks old when he was found in his cot beside his father’s body. His mother was arrested for the death, and by the time it was discovered that his father had taken his own life, Leon had already been placed in foster care.
That brief beginning was the last time he would see anything resembling a home. From there, the system meant to protect him delivered something else entirely.
