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| London slavery case: Suspects linked to 13 addresses | London slavery case: Suspects linked to 13 addresses |
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| A married couple suspected of holding three women as slaves for more than 30 years have been linked to 13 addresses across London, the Met has confirmed. | A married couple suspected of holding three women as slaves for more than 30 years have been linked to 13 addresses across London, the Met has confirmed. |
| Police carried out house-to-house inquiries in and around Peckford Place, Brixton - where the three women were rescued - over the weekend. | Police carried out house-to-house inquiries in and around Peckford Place, Brixton - where the three women were rescued - over the weekend. |
| Officers said the women had suffered years of "physical and mental abuse". | Officers said the women had suffered years of "physical and mental abuse". |
| They lived together as a "collective" after two of the women met the man through a "shared political ideology". | They lived together as a "collective" after two of the women met the man through a "shared political ideology". |
| The three alleged victims, a 30-year-old Briton, a 57-year-old Irish woman and a 69-year-old Malaysian, are now in the care of a non-governmental organisation following their rescue last month. | The three alleged victims, a 30-year-old Briton, a 57-year-old Irish woman and a 69-year-old Malaysian, are now in the care of a non-governmental organisation following their rescue last month. |
| Previous arrests | Previous arrests |
| Police said the 30-year-old woman, who is believed to have lived her entire life in servitude, had a birth certificate but no other official papers. | Police said the 30-year-old woman, who is believed to have lived her entire life in servitude, had a birth certificate but no other official papers. |
| She is alleged to have written more than 200 impassioned letters and poems to her neighbour over an eight-year period, the Daily Mail reported. | She is alleged to have written more than 200 impassioned letters and poems to her neighbour over an eight-year period, the Daily Mail reported. |
| In one of the letters, she said she felt like a "fly trapped in a spider's web" and described her "unspeakable torment". | In one of the letters, she said she felt like a "fly trapped in a spider's web" and described her "unspeakable torment". |
| The case came to light after the Irish woman rang Freedom Charity to say she had been held against her will. | The case came to light after the Irish woman rang Freedom Charity to say she had been held against her will. |
| A man aged, 73, and a woman, 67, were arrested on Thursday on suspicion of being involved in forced labour and slavery. They have also been arrested for immigration offences. | |
| They have been released on bail until January. | They have been released on bail until January. |
| Police said they were of Indian and Tanzanian origin and came to the UK in the 1960s. They were previously arrested in the 1970s, but officers have not revealed what this was in connection with. | Police said they were of Indian and Tanzanian origin and came to the UK in the 1960s. They were previously arrested in the 1970s, but officers have not revealed what this was in connection with. |
| Thirty-seven officers from the Met's human trafficking unit are working on the case. | Thirty-seven officers from the Met's human trafficking unit are working on the case. |