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Living a nightmare

TRUE-LIFE

Mia, 26

Playing Crash Team Racing on the PlayStation, I heard a loud knock on the front door.

‘Uncle Kev!’ I shouted, dropping my controller and racing into the hall.

It was 2006 and Kevin, then 27, was my mum's younger brother.

Aged 8, I loved how he enjoyed mucking about with me and my two brothers, then 13 and 15, when he came over.

But one day our PlayStation went missing.

Mum explained Uncle Kev had stolen it.

‘He took money out of my purse, too,’ she said. ‘He's not welcome

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