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| Pair charged with slavery offences in Rochdale | Pair charged with slavery offences in Rochdale |
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| A man and a woman have been charged with slavery offences after a 28-year-old woman was found being held in domestic servitude. | A man and a woman have been charged with slavery offences after a 28-year-old woman was found being held in domestic servitude. |
| Officers attended an address in Bamford, Rochdale, on Thursday and arrested a 47-year-old woman. | Officers attended an address in Bamford, Rochdale, on Thursday and arrested a 47-year-old woman. |
| Minu Chopra and Sanjeev Chopra, 47, of Cranbourne Road, have both been charged with offences spanning from 2011-2015. | |
| The alleged victim was removed from the house and is being cared for by partner agencies, police said. | |
| Ms Chopra appeared before Manchester magistrates on Saturday and was remanded into custody, while Mr Chopra was arrested and charged on the same day | |
| He has been remanded into custody to appear before Bury and Rochdale Magistrates' Court on Monday. | |
| The pair have been charged with holding a person in slavery or servitude between 31 July 2015 and 11 February 2016, intentionally arranging or facilitating entry into the UK of a person with a view to their exploitation, and knowingly holding another person in slavery or servitude between 1 January 2011 and 31 July 2015. |