'I was tricked into leaving London for school in Ghana - but it saved me'

Going to school in Ghana was like prison for Londoner Mark Wilberforce, but he feels it kept him from jail.

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Teenager sentenced to life for south London murder of Elianne Andam

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Crossbow killer who murdered 3 women is sentenced to a whole-life order in UK prison

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Australian beach culture used to feel off limits to me. This summer I claimed the beach as my own

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'I was tricked into leaving London for school in Ghana - but it saved me'

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