From Aleppo to Kidderminster

Jul 25, 2017, 08:03 PM

Their Syrian home was completely destroyed. Now they have a new one in Worcestershire.

A year after being resettled from war-torn Syria, a refugee family have spoken for the first time about the violence they've escaped, and the welcome they've received.

Dad Moussa, Mum Safa and their three teenage daughters fled their home of Aleppo in 2013. Last year they were one of 104 refugees to be rehomed in the two counties.

But has it been an easy process? Have they encountered any hostility? Are they still haunted by their past?

In their first full radio interview Moussa and Safa have been speaking to Toni McDonald. Their answers have been translated by an interpreter.