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Killed by My Debt

Docudrama about 19-year-old Jerome Rogers, who found himself under a crushing debt and who eventually took his own life as a consequence.

The story of Jerome Rogers, a popular 19-year-old from a council estate, who in January 2015, finally got what he had been working for - a new motorbike and his first real job as a courier. But when two 拢65 traffic fines rose to over 拢1,000, bailiffs became involved. Some weeks his take-home pay in his zero-hours job was as low as 拢12, and under the pressure of his debt, Jerome took his own life.

4 months left to watch

59 minutes

Last on

Wed 5 Aug 2020 23:45
大象传媒 One Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD only

Music Played

  • The Manor

    Don't Like Going Places (Explicit)

  • Pulp

    Disco 2000

  • The Manor

    The Reducer (Explicit)

  • Stormzy

    Blinded By Your Grace Part 2

Credits

Producer Chris Clough
Writer Tahsin Guner
Composer Roger Goula
Executive Producer Aysha Rafaele

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