16-03-2011, 23:32
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Woman kept as slave
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A former hospital director has been ordered to pay £25,000 to an African woman she kept as a slave in London.
Mwanahamisi Mruke, 47, was flown from Tanzania in 2006 and made to work 18-hour days for Saeeda Khan, 68, at her home in Harrow, north-west London.
Khan was convicted of trafficking a person into the UK for exploitation.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-12710481
Am I missing something here or is the 'punishment' of a £25k fine a complete disgrace? 
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17-03-2011, 00:12
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Re: Woman kept as slave
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It's not a fine. It's compensation. It's paid to the victim who is also pursuing a civil claim. The perpetrator only escaped jail due to her ill health and the fact that she has two disabled children.
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17-03-2011, 14:10
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Re: Woman kept as slave
I also heard on the radio that the 'employer' concerned received a 7 month suspended sentence. Doesn't seem too harsh for a really appalling case of abuse and if it'd involved a male and there'd have been even a hint of anything sexual (whether actual, alleged or threatened) I imagine it'd probably have been treated more seriously.
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17-03-2011, 14:14
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Re: Woman kept as slave
It's a nine months suspended sentence. It's in your BBC link...
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17-03-2011, 14:19
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Re: Woman kept as slave
Yes just seen that, it was way past my bed time when I posted the link.  9 months suspended is still paltry IMHO.
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17-03-2011, 20:14
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Re: Woman kept as slave
Phew! At first I thought my wife had escaped... 
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17-03-2011, 22:12
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Re: Woman kept as slave
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Phew! At first I thought my wife had escaped... |
Worried there'd be no pipe, slippers and dinner on the table when you got home were you ? 
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17-03-2011, 23:17
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Re: Woman kept as slave
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Worried there'd be no pipe, slippers and dinner on the table when you got home were you ? |
Well...
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