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| Two orphaned teenagers from Londonderry could be evicted from their home because they cannot repay a loan taken out by their mother. | Two orphaned teenagers from Londonderry could be evicted from their home because they cannot repay a loan taken out by their mother. |
| Stephanie Shaw, 19, has looked after her 13-year-old sister Jessica in the family's Galliagh home since their mother died two years ago. | Stephanie Shaw, 19, has looked after her 13-year-old sister Jessica in the family's Galliagh home since their mother died two years ago. |
| The loan company, Swift Advances, is threatening to sell the house to recoup the £10,000 loan, plus interest. | The loan company, Swift Advances, is threatening to sell the house to recoup the £10,000 loan, plus interest. |
| Their mother took out the loan just before she was diagnosed with cancer. | Their mother took out the loan just before she was diagnosed with cancer. |
| "We have a formal complaints process under which the late Ms Shaw's family can raise any concerns and which we will consider fully and sympathetically," a company spokesman said. | "We have a formal complaints process under which the late Ms Shaw's family can raise any concerns and which we will consider fully and sympathetically," a company spokesman said. |
| Full-time student Stephanie said she had promised her mother she would take care of her sister. | Full-time student Stephanie said she had promised her mother she would take care of her sister. |
| This is my home, this is where I've been brought up, all my memories are here. I've lost my parents, I couldn't bear to lose my home as well Stephanie Shaw | This is my home, this is where I've been brought up, all my memories are here. I've lost my parents, I couldn't bear to lose my home as well Stephanie Shaw |
| "I lost my daddy when I was 12. I told mammy that if anything happened to her, that I would bring Jessica up as my own in this house because this was her intention. | "I lost my daddy when I was 12. I told mammy that if anything happened to her, that I would bring Jessica up as my own in this house because this was her intention. |
| "I struggle every week just trying to manage, looking after me and her, never mind paying off a loan company. We'd pay them if we could, but we can't. | "I struggle every week just trying to manage, looking after me and her, never mind paying off a loan company. We'd pay them if we could, but we can't. |
| "This is my home, this is where I've been brought up, all my memories are here. I've lost my parents, I couldn't bear to lose my home as well." | "This is my home, this is where I've been brought up, all my memories are here. I've lost my parents, I couldn't bear to lose my home as well." |
| The sisters' grandfather, Pat Green, said the family wants to pay off the loan. | The sisters' grandfather, Pat Green, said the family wants to pay off the loan. |
| "The solicitor wrote and told them there were two orphaned children here, and the only thing they had was this house, and could they not make an exception, but they wrote back that they couldn't," he said. | "The solicitor wrote and told them there were two orphaned children here, and the only thing they had was this house, and could they not make an exception, but they wrote back that they couldn't," he said. |
| "From day one, we were willing to pay this loan in full. There's £10,000 still left from my daughter's accounts, but they won't accept that, they want all the interest as well," he said. | "From day one, we were willing to pay this loan in full. There's £10,000 still left from my daughter's accounts, but they won't accept that, they want all the interest as well," he said. |