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| Forced work trial: Darrell Simester scared of being hurt | Forced work trial: Darrell Simester scared of being hurt |
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| A vulnerable man allegedly forced to work on a Newport farm for 13 years has said he was scared of being hurt by the farm's owners after he ran away once. | A vulnerable man allegedly forced to work on a Newport farm for 13 years has said he was scared of being hurt by the farm's owners after he ran away once. |
| Darrell Simester, 44, told Cardiff Crown Court they came after him and took him back to the farm. | Darrell Simester, 44, told Cardiff Crown Court they came after him and took him back to the farm. |
| He said he did not leave the farm again because he was scared. | He said he did not leave the farm again because he was scared. |
| Daniel Doran, 67, and David Daniel Doran, 42, deny requiring Mr Simester to perform forced or compulsory labour. | Daniel Doran, 67, and David Daniel Doran, 42, deny requiring Mr Simester to perform forced or compulsory labour. |
| Giving evidence, Mr Simester, from Kidderminster in Worcestershire, told prosecuting barrister John Hipkin he had felt "scared, devastated" after he had run away from Cariad Farm in Peterstone with another man following a fire in the shed where he lived. | Giving evidence, Mr Simester, from Kidderminster in Worcestershire, told prosecuting barrister John Hipkin he had felt "scared, devastated" after he had run away from Cariad Farm in Peterstone with another man following a fire in the shed where he lived. |
| The pair had gone to Cardiff bus station. | The pair had gone to Cardiff bus station. |
| He said: "I thought Dan [junior] would probably come and find me in Cardiff." | He said: "I thought Dan [junior] would probably come and find me in Cardiff." |
| "And do what?" asked Mr Hipkin. | "And do what?" asked Mr Hipkin. |
| "Pick me up and take me back to the farm," said Mr Simester. | "Pick me up and take me back to the farm," said Mr Simester. |
| He was asked how he felt on the way back once David Daniel Doran had found him. | He was asked how he felt on the way back once David Daniel Doran had found him. |
| "Terrified," he replied, "of him hitting me or kicking me or whatever." | "Terrified," he replied, "of him hitting me or kicking me or whatever." |
| 'Seemed nervous' | 'Seemed nervous' |
| Mr Simester's brother Duncan broke down in court as he told of the moment he found his brother working on the farm. | Mr Simester's brother Duncan broke down in court as he told of the moment he found his brother working on the farm. |
| He said he went in alone as he did not want his parents to get their hopes up that it was their long-lost son. | He said he went in alone as he did not want his parents to get their hopes up that it was their long-lost son. |
| When he walked up to Mr Simester he said his brother did not recognise him. He was pushing a wheelbarrow and was filthy, unshaven and wearing ripped clothes. | When he walked up to Mr Simester he said his brother did not recognise him. He was pushing a wheelbarrow and was filthy, unshaven and wearing ripped clothes. |
| "I asked him if he wanted to see mum and dad. His reply was, 'How do you know mum and dad?'" said Duncan Simester. | "I asked him if he wanted to see mum and dad. His reply was, 'How do you know mum and dad?'" said Duncan Simester. |
| "Because I am your brother" he had told him. | "Because I am your brother" he had told him. |
| Duncan Simester said throughout their conversation his brother kept on working shovelling muck into a wheelbarrow, and that he had seemed nervous. | Duncan Simester said throughout their conversation his brother kept on working shovelling muck into a wheelbarrow, and that he had seemed nervous. |
| "He was constantly looking over his right shoulder. He said, 'They're watching me. I can't talk to you'. | "He was constantly looking over his right shoulder. He said, 'They're watching me. I can't talk to you'. |
| "I asked him if he wanted to come outside. He said he couldn't. I asked if he had a dinner break so we could meet in the pub. He said he couldn't," said Duncan Simester. | "I asked him if he wanted to come outside. He said he couldn't. I asked if he had a dinner break so we could meet in the pub. He said he couldn't," said Duncan Simester. |
| "He said if I came back later when it was dark he could possibly come out then [as] he would be locking up the gates." | "He said if I came back later when it was dark he could possibly come out then [as] he would be locking up the gates." |
| Gambling | Gambling |
| Under cross-examination, Duncan Simester said things "hadn't always been 100% hunky-dory" since the family was reunited last year and that Mr Simester could not keep up with rent and had moved back with his parents. | Under cross-examination, Duncan Simester said things "hadn't always been 100% hunky-dory" since the family was reunited last year and that Mr Simester could not keep up with rent and had moved back with his parents. |
| The family had fallen out over his continued gambling and Duncan Simester had hit his brother because of it. | The family had fallen out over his continued gambling and Duncan Simester had hit his brother because of it. |
| The jury also heard that the £5,000 paid to Mr Simester by the Sun newspaper was being held in Duncan Simester's bank account to spend as and when Mr Simester needed things, as he had not had his own bank account when he received the cheque. | The jury also heard that the £5,000 paid to Mr Simester by the Sun newspaper was being held in Duncan Simester's bank account to spend as and when Mr Simester needed things, as he had not had his own bank account when he received the cheque. |
| Duncan Simester was unhappy that his brother was still living at home and felt his parents should not have to be looking after him. | Duncan Simester was unhappy that his brother was still living at home and felt his parents should not have to be looking after him. |
| He said: "He's 44, he can look after himself." | He said: "He's 44, he can look after himself." |
| The trial has been adjourned until 3 October. |