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LONDON — A top athlete from Sierra Leone who came to the UK for the Commonwealth Games last summer and ended up staying on after his family died from Ebola is facing deportation, but the Internet is rushing to his help.
Jimmy Thoronka ended up homeless and overstaying his visa as the games ended, unable to return to Sierra Leone as the disease, which had killed his adopted mother and siblings, spread across the country.
After months of living rough and surviving on little food he was finally arrested last Friday and told he'd be "processed by immigration", but people have emerged from several corners of the internet with offers of help. Read more...
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