Sergio and Rubio arrived in the UK as child refugees almost two years ago. Their story is marked by tragedy and upheaval. Their father was shot dead by the authorities in their native Angola on charges of espionage. Only a few weeks later, after seeking refuge with a friend, they too were being hunted by their father's murderers.
They were swiftly dispatched to the UK for their own safety. Within a week of arriving in London, they were placed with Jacqui Robie, a foster carer who has been looking after them ever since. "The first thing I did was to get an English-Portuguese dictionary," she recalls. "I don't speak their native Portuguese and they didn't speak any English, so we used a lot of sign language."
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