This is fascinating, because I lived for many years in Hereford and in fact had my wedding reception at this very school in 1990.
Phillip Witcomb's real dad is none other than Pablo Escobar and he was whisked away from Colombia by adoptive British parents in the early 70s. It's also said that his story will feature in episodes of Narcos from Netflix and he's said that he has had to spend most of his life with bodyguards.