Man held slave for 26 years faces jail for crime traffickers forced him into

A slavery victim was told that his benefits would be slashed and threatened with jail if he didn't pay a historical fine for committing a crime he was forced into by one of the UK's biggest human trafficking rings. The 51-year-old man, who was regularly beaten, starved and at one point forced to dig his own grave, was convicted of stripping a nightclub of scrap metal after being forced into it by the notorious Rooney family. It is thought the...

Austerity sees domestic violence victims sent back to their abusers

A shocking new report has revealed that domestic violence victims are being sent back to their abusers because of austerity cuts to local services. The Women's Aid report reveals the horrific ordeal faced by women who need emergency housing when they flee abuse. Of the women surveyed, more than one in ten were forced to sleep rough during their search for a refuge and eight per cent gave up their search and returned to their abuser. Almost half (46 per cent)...

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