'Welcoming and warm'

A refugee describes how Greater Manchester has offered her home after years of upheaval and trauma

- ADAM MAIDMENT & BRADLEY JOLLY

A REFUGEE who moved to Oldham with her young children after fleeing domestic violence has praised how 'welcoming and warm' the UK has been as it's given her 'stability at last!

Mum-of-two Kana Josée, who was born in Rwanda, had been living in the Netherlands until 2012 when she packed her bags and took her children - then aged 11 and seven - on a coach to a friend in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.

One week later, Kana, 43, moved to Greater Manchester where she and her family have lived ever since. She says she feels it has given her a 'sense of belonging!

Speaking of the decision to leave the Netherlands, Kana told The Mirror: "I was the victim of domestic violence in The Netherlands, which led to difficulties trying to settle and feel safe to raise my kids. I wanted a brighter future and to be in a happy place, a stable place.