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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. Christopher Joyce, 81, and daughters Mary Joyce, 60, and Helen Collins, 45, all of Redbridge Hollow 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 and was ordered to pay £2,000 in compensation.
Previously all three were convicted of a conspiracy to defraud Mr Iliff of benefits, Reading Crown Court heard. All three were convicted in June of forced labour offences after a four-week trial at Oxford Crown Court.
The defendants were arrested as part of Thames Valley Police's Operation Rague, which related to suspected human exploitation and slavery. They were convicted of conspiracy to defraud Mr Iliff of benefits at a trial at the same court in November last year.
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. Mr Joyce and Ms Joyce were jailed for 21 months for the forced labour offence and 21 months for conspiracy to defraud, to be served concurrently.
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. Thames Valley Police said between April 2010 and February 2015, 52-year-old Mr Iliff lived in a brick shed that was "unfit for human habitation", on a travellers' site.
Meanwhile, the defendants were collecting his benefits, a total of £139,000 from 2002 to 2015. A spokesman 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.
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, police said.
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.