Posted on 03/06/2018 8:28:24 AM PST by komibond
A homeless man's family were told he had been stabbed to death, only to be reunited with their loved one after being spotted by a charity worker. Jason Otter, who has been sleeping rough for more than 10 years, went 'off the rails' when his mother died three years ago, and drifted from his family. His brother, Stewart Thompson, who has been caring for Jason's 12-year-old son Alex while he was away, said that they had been told Jason was dead after a stabbing in Sheffield.
But they had also heard he had been spotted in Liverpool - so they launched a campaign to track down the 35-year-old in the Liverpool Echo. The rough sleeper, who became addicted to heroin while living on the streets, was found by a woman named Cazzie on behalf of the charity Hearts4Homeless. In an heartwarming reunion on Sunday, Stewart, 45, and Alex made the trip from Rotherham, South Yorkshire, to Liverpool to see the man they had been told was dead.
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