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Woman 'held as slave for 30 years' 
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A woman allegedly held as a slave for 30 years has been "rescued" from a house in south London, police said.

Police have arrested two suspects, a 67-year-old man and a 67-year-old woman, at their home in south London.

Officers were contacted by the Freedom Charity in October after it received a call from a woman saying she had been held against her will for decades.

A Malaysian woman, 69, an Irish woman, 57, and a British woman, 30, were all rescued from the house, police said.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-25040741

That's the height of it for now...

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Thu Nov 21, 2013 2:56 pm
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There needs to be automatic life prison sentences for any act of slavery. Also seize all assets to pay compensation to the victims. Any family members who would possibly lose out should have informed the police.

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Thu Nov 21, 2013 3:32 pm
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Disabled woman held captive for ten years, court told

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-25055936

Armagh or not, in a country with a population of under 1.9m, quite a few people will have known or had an inkling of what was going on there :x

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Sat Nov 23, 2013 12:18 pm
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I wonder how many more will come out of the locked cupboards?

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