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Ellie Forbes & Gemma Ryder & Ruth Suter

Scots mum crippled by 'nightmare' £4k Scottish Power bill pleads for debt to be cleared

A single mum has pleaded with Scottish Power to clear her debts after she was hit with a 'nightmare' £4,000 bill on a pre-paid meter.

Lesley Hill, 43, says she has been suffering from 'sleepless nights' after discovering her top-up payments have been going directly to other companies' bank accounts for the last six years.

The energy supplier hadn't received a payment from Lesley since 2016, despite her putting money into the meter every week.

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