1. A woman was allegedly kept as a slave for eight years by a Melbourne couple.
‘Couple accused of keeping a slave allegedly poured boiling water on her feet while holding her captive for 8 years’https://t.co/HSm4jBx0yg
— Rita Panahi (@RitaPanahi) April 26, 2017
A Melbourne couple has been charged with keeping a woman as a slave for eight years, between July 2007 and July 2015, AAP reports.
Melbourne Magistrates’ Court heard the woman, who has not been named, was scalded with hot water during the time she was held captive, and is still vulnerable two years after she was rescued.
She will be able to give her evidence against them via video recording, with prosecutors arguing she had experienced “physical and mental trauma”.