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| Oxford father and daughter who forced man to work jailed | Oxford father and daughter who forced man to work jailed |
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| A father and daughter who made a "vulnerable" man carry out forced labour for up to five years have been jailed. | A father and daughter who made a "vulnerable" man carry out forced labour for up to five years have been jailed. |
| Nicholas Iliff was forced to clean up dog mess and tie the shoelaces of his captors in Oxford. | Nicholas Iliff was forced to clean up dog mess and tie the shoelaces of his captors in Oxford. |
| Christopher Joyce, 81, and daughters Mary Joyce, 60, and Helen Collins, 45, all of Redgbridge Hollow, Old Abingdon Road, were convicted after a trial. | |
| Mr Joyce and Ms Joyce were both jailed for 21 months. | Mr Joyce and Ms Joyce were both jailed for 21 months. |
| 'Unfit for human habitation' | 'Unfit for human habitation' |
| Collins received a seven-month suspended sentence. | Collins received a seven-month suspended sentence. |
| Previously all three were convicted of a conspiracy to defraud Mr Iliff of benefits, Reading Crown Court heard. | Previously all three were convicted of a conspiracy to defraud Mr Iliff of benefits, Reading Crown Court heard. |
| The defendants were arrested as part of Thames Valley Police's Operation Rague, which related to suspected human exploitation and slavery. | The defendants were arrested as part of Thames Valley Police's Operation Rague, which related to suspected human exploitation and slavery. |
| Police said between April 2010 and February 2015, 52-year-old Mr Iliff - who has severe learning difficulties - lived in a brick shed that was "unfit for human habitation", on the travellers' site. | |
| A spokesperson said he was made to do heavy manual labour, working for more than 12 hours at a time, for which he was paid £5 a day. | A spokesperson said he was made to do heavy manual labour, working for more than 12 hours at a time, for which he was paid £5 a day. |
| Meanwhile, the defendants were collecting his benefits, a total of £139,000 from 2002 to 2015. | Meanwhile, the defendants were collecting his benefits, a total of £139,000 from 2002 to 2015. |
| Police said Mr Iliff sustained injuries from the work, including dislocating his shoulder five times, and would be beaten if the defendants were unhappy with his work. | Police said Mr Iliff sustained injuries from the work, including dislocating his shoulder five times, and would be beaten if the defendants were unhappy with his work. |
| When he tried to leave he was threatened or brought back to the site forcibly, the spokesperson added. | When he tried to leave he was threatened or brought back to the site forcibly, the spokesperson added. |
| The defendants said they treated him like a son. But in an impact statement read in court, Mr Iliff said he had been "treated like an animal" and was still suffering from the life he endured. | |
| Timothy Joyce, 45, who also lived on the site, was jailed last year after he admitted affray, fraud and making a person carry out forced labour. | Timothy Joyce, 45, who also lived on the site, was jailed last year after he admitted affray, fraud and making a person carry out forced labour. |