Careless | Tortoise Investigates

When she was 12, the actor Nkechi Simms' mother handed her over to Camden Council and she was placed in foster care. Now she wants to find out what happened to her and why. The only way she can do this is by getting hold of her care records. But that’s easier said than done. And will those records answer her questions?

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Reported by Ashley John-Baptiste and Madeleine Parr

Produced and written by Madeleine Parr

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Artwork by Jon Hill

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