Alex is 14 and lives with his granny, Alison, in a three-bedroom house outside Derby. Alex’s mum and his twin three-year-old sisters live with his stepfather in Sheffield.
Alex is scared of his stepfather, who has been violent towards him in the past, so Alex moved in with Alison. The arrangement is unofficial, as Alex’s mum doesn’t want him to feel like he’s been abandoned.
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