Lawand's family fled from Northern Iraq after Isis threatened to kill disabled children
Lawand's place at the school was described as "life-changing"A profoundly deaf boy who fled to the UK from Iraq, where his family feared his life was under threat, is the subject of a Channel 4 film.The family said they had escaped from northern Iraq after reports Isis had threatened to kill disabled children.
When he arrived in the UK, after a traumatic journey, Lawand was unable to communicate with anyone, including his own family. Lawand and his father and brother travelled to London before Christmas to attend the film premiere and they said were looking forward to seeing the documentary screened on television in the future."I got used to having the cameras around and the film crew became like my friends really.
"Given the many challenges he faced in his early years, Lawand is extremely resilient and keen to take part in all of our activities and you would never know he had been through so much.
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