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| Birmingham slavery arrests: Second man bailed | |
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| A 31-year-old man arrested on suspicion of slavery offences in Birmingham has been bailed. | |
| Police said they found four men in squalid conditions in a lean-to building at a property in Alum Rock Road. They were believed to have been at the address for about a year. | |
| Two men were arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of human trafficking. | Two men were arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of human trafficking. |
| A 27-year-old man was earlier released on bail pending further inquiries, West Midlands Police said. | |
| A woman has been charged in connection with the investigation and eight other people have been arrested. | |
| The woman, Vasilica Panaghita, of Alum Rock Road, Birmingham, was charged with four counts of knowingly holding another person in slavery or servitude. | |
| She was remanded in custody and will appear at the city's crown court in April. | |
| Of the eight people - four men and four women arrested in connection with trafficking offences - four remain on police bail pending further inquiries and the other four were released without charge. | Of the eight people - four men and four women arrested in connection with trafficking offences - four remain on police bail pending further inquiries and the other four were released without charge. |
| The four men found at the property are being cared for by the Salvation Army, West Midlands Police said. | The four men found at the property are being cared for by the Salvation Army, West Midlands Police said. |