London : Woman Was 'Kept As A Slave For 30 Years'

[arista]

3 Women kept as Slaves


2 People Arrested


[The inquiry was launched after one
alleged victim told a charity she
had been held against her will for
more than 30 years.
Scotland Yard said the Freedom Charity,
which advises and support victims
of forced marriages or honour-based violence,
got in touch after they received a call following
a TV documentary.
Further inquiries by police revealed
the location of the house and with
the help of sensitive negotiations
conducted by the charity,
three women were rescued.
They were a 69-year-old Malaysian woman,
a 57-year-old Irish woman and a 30-year-old Briton.]

http://news.sky.com/story/1171815/woman-was-kept-as-a-slave-for-30-years


Evil People

[Nedusa]

I can't believe they never found a way to raise the alarm or escape in 30 years...??

Maybe more to this story than just the big flashy headline...!!!

[arista]

I can't believe they never found a way to raise the alarm or escape in 30 years...??

Maybe more to this story than just the big flashy headline...!!!



The lady on talking on SkyNewsHD
said it was good the Charity and the Police could work well
to Free these 3 women.


After a TV Docu one lady being held
phoned the Charity helpline

[Jesus.]

Plenty of time to practice her cooking and cleaning.

[arista]

Plenty of time to practice her cooking and cleaning.


But the 2 Evil People arrested
we will find out soon who they are.

[Jesus.]

But the 2 Evil People arrested
we will find out soon who they are.

I'm guessing it's the guy with the impeccably ironed shirt.

[arista]

Two suspects, a man, 73 and woman, 67, were arrested at 7.30am today

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2511221/Women-kept-slaves-30-years-rescued-South-London-house.html#ixzz2lIxurdGy



Old and Evil

Link for Kizzy
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/nov/21/three-women-rescued-from-decades-of-slavery-live-coverage

[Marc]

I'm guessing it's the guy with the impeccably ironed shirt.

OOOOOH you

[Verbal]

I'm guessing it's the guy with the impeccably ironed shirt.

:joker:

[Jack_]

where art thou Patrick, it's time for round two after all these years

[Kizzy]

The 30yr old, she must have been a baby then... where did she come from?

[smudgie]

The 30yr old, she must have been a baby then... where did she come from?

Maybe one of the other women is her mother.
Or perhaps she is their own daughter.

Terrible situation for all three.

[Niamh.]

The 30yr old, she must have been a baby then... where did she come from?

Maybe one of the other women is her mother.
Or perhaps she is their own daughter.

Terrible situation for all three.

I was listening to a report about it this morning, the 30 year old is not related to either of the other women or the couple accused of being the captors but apparently she's been living this way for all her life, so where did she come from??

Also, the reporter said it's not a slavery case in the traditional sense more modern day slavery where the victims are threatened and independence taken away and human trafficking may be involved

[arista]

[Two 67 year old people have been released on bail as part of an investigation into slavery and domestic servitude at a house in London ]


Let them out on bail
Crazy


http://news.sky.com/story/1171815/women-were-kept-as-slaves-for-over-30-years

[Jesus.]

[Two 67 year old people have been released on bail as part of an investigation into slavery and domestic servitude at a house in London ]


Let them out on bail
Crazy


http://news.sky.com/story/1171815/women-were-kept-as-slaves-for-over-30-years

I doubt 2 67 year olds are either a flight or violence risk, and it's cheaper for the state to do it this way.

[Nedusa]

Maybe this story is a load of Baloney.........so many parts of it don't add up, maybe they were not slaves held captive more likely domestic staff who lived in.

Maybe they owed money to this couple and offered to work it off or perhaps they have mental health issues and the couple looked after them.

Where does the 30 yr come from ??

Sorry not buying this story.........!!!!

[Niamh.]

Maybe this story is a load of Baloney.........so many parts of it don't add up, maybe they were not slaves held captive more likely domestic staff who lived in.

Maybe they owed money to this couple and offered to work it off or perhaps they have mental health issues and the couple looked after them.

Where does the 30 yr come from ??

Sorry not buying this story.........!!!!

According to reports they've been investigating it since Oct 25th so the Police must have some grounds to believe it by now and choose to release details about it to the press

[arista]

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/22/women-slavery-london-thank-charity

[Jesus.]

I'll be interested to hear how the 30yr old didn't work out she could overpower 67yr olds, or why they didn't gang up as a 3.

[Niamh.]

I'll be interested to hear how the 30yr old didn't work out she could overpower 67yr olds, or why they didn't gang up as a 3.

the 30 year old has been there since she was a child it sounds like, I doubt she thinks like a 30 year old who'd been free all their life

[Kizzy]

On newsnight last night it suggested this was a growing problem, people trafficked in for domestic servitude, not sure if this is what's happened here but the women appear to be severely traumatised, that could be due to worries about repercussions?

[Nedusa]

I suspect there may be certain elements of this story that fit into the slavery/trafficking scenario but I'll wager when the whole story is finally revealed there will be many inconsistancies resulting in an almost impossible criminal prosecution.

This may be in the news more to prick the public's conscience re the far bigger and more deadly situation re trafficking third world people for forced work and/or prostitution..

I think this case will be shown to struggle to fit cleanly into the slavery/trafficking model.

[arista]

Update:
the two 67 year olds
are Not British
and were arrested back in the 1970's
Police have not said what for.


The 3 women that escaped
were beaten


Ref: SkyNewsHD and LBC Radio


http://news.sky.com/story/1172312/police-slave-case-victim-was-beaten



They are From India and Tanzania
Ref: ITV London news 23rd

[arista]

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/11/24/article-2512718-199C83D200000578-245_634x789.jpg
[The youngest of the three British 'slaves' is seen
in one of several pictures sent to a neighbour
who she was said to be obsessed with]

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2512718/Pictured-British-slave-woman-30-sent-scented-love-letters-photographs-neighbour.html#ixzz2lac6AZ3F

[Josy]

Wouldn't she have let on in the letters that she was being held against her will :suspect:

Something pretty odd going on with this story tbh..

[arista]

Wouldn't she have let on in the letters that she was being held against her will :suspect:

Something pretty odd going on with this story tbh..


Yes Conflicting
views from locals
and police/charity.


And the fact the 2 named as Aravindan and Chanda Balakrishnan.
73 and 67 year olds are out on Bail

[Z]

It seems they were sort of brainwashed and maybe thought they would never be able to leave because they were so afraid?

[Ninastar]

It seems they were sort of brainwashed and maybe thought they would never be able to leave because they were so afraid?

this is what i imagine would have happened.

they could have been told anything...

[the truth]

I can't believe they never found a way to raise the alarm or escape in 30 years...??

Maybe more to this story than just the big flashy headline...!!!

its probably about 98% bull****.....The queen will claim it next at the palace

[Niamh.]

Last I heard about it was that they're part of some cult, the 30 year old must have been born into it :/

[the truth]

what a nonsense story

everyone is part of a cult....what about those tens of millions victims who are brainwashed into watching simon cowells shows every week

[arista]

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/11/26/article-2513544-199C1CC800000578-790_634x692.jpg
Rosie Davies

[It also emerged last night that a woman
who may have been 30-year-old Rosie's
mother died in mysterious circumstances
at a property where the alleged captors
previously lived with two other 'slaves']

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/11/26/article-2513544-19A51ED800000578-813_306x423.jpg
[Sian Davies - who is thought
to be Rosie's mother - is understood
to have lived in the commune
for more than 20 years]




Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2513544/Rosie-London-slave-named-police-probe-death-fall-mother.html#ixzz2ljsz6U1l