'Sister Stan saved my life': Focus Ireland founder to feature in documentary

Chino Okeke was trafficked into Ireland from Nigeria when she was 15. She has told an RTE documentary how homeless campaigner Sister Stan saved her life.

'Sister Stan saved my life': Focus Ireland founder to feature in documentary
Sun, 09 Feb, 2020 - 13:35
Jim Gallagher

A woman trafficked into Ireland from Nigeria when she was 15 has revealed how homeless campaigner Sister Stan saved her life.

Chino Okeke was forced into a job as an unpaid domestic worker who was regularly beaten and abused.

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