Alicia's partner promised her a new life....

...where she could earn enough money to support her ageing parents; She leapt at the chance and left her home country full of hope. The moment Alicia and her boyfriend arrived in the UK everything changed....

Alicia was locked in a room in a large house and raped repeatedly by her 'boyfriends' friends, her passport was taken and she was given a false name.

Alicia was sexually abused countless times a day and when she fell pregnant her trafficker insisted she have an abortion.

Alicia was taken to a hospital for her forced abortion this was the first time she had been left alone since arriving in the UK and she saw her chance to escape her traffickers. Alicia dropped her GPS tracked phone into a laundry basket and ran to the back exit of the hospital. She had no idea where she was going but she knew that she needed to get away.

Eventually Alicia was helped by a passer-by and found refuge in a safe house. She is now receiving the care she needs and is making great progress.

Her mother told her that,

and Alicia believes her unborn child gave her the gift of freedom.