Women kept as slaves in London are 'traumatised'

Detective Inspector Kevin Hyland says he has "never seen anything of this magnitude before" as police rescue three women alleged to have been held against their will in a south London house 4:51PM GMT 21 Nov 2013

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Three "traumatised women" kept as slaves have been freed after spending three decades imprisoned against their will in a city home, police said.

A 30-year-old British woman, a 57-year-old Irishwoman and a 69-year-old Malaysian woman are believed to have walked to their freedom from a property in south London after media coverage on forced marriages gave them the courage to contact a support charity.

Two people in their 60s have been arrested at the home this morning as part of the investigation into slavery and domestic servitude, Scotland Yard confirmed.

It followed a call to police last month, from a charity on behalf of one of the alleged captives, who said she had been held captive for more than 30 years.

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Below is a clip of the television documentary on forced marriages relating to the work of Freedom Charity which police said was the catalyst that prompted one of the victims to call for help and led to their rescue.

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