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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Harriette Boucher

‘I was £4,000 in debt and I wanted to disappear forever’

At just 18, Dillon Duffy felt trapped. He was £4,000 in debt, overwhelmed and convinced he had no way out. In desperation, the teenager took out loan after loan, with each one leaving him owing more. 

It began to feel as if the only way out was to disappear completely. So Dillon made the drastic decision to board a train to London with no intention of returning.

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