Three women have been "rescued" from a south London house as police investigate claims they were held as slaves for about 30 years.
Officers were contacted by Freedom Charity after it received a call from a woman saying she had been held against her will. A Malaysian woman, 69, an Irish woman, 57, and a British woman, 30, were rescued on 25 October.
The women, who are said to be "highly traumatised", were found following delicate phone conversations between the charity and the 57-year-old, who had secretly gained access to a phone. The three woman eventually left the property when the owners of the house were not around and were met by police officers, the charity said.
Police said they endured abuse and were victims of “invisible handcuffs” that trapped them in the Lambeth house.
Scotland Yard revealed that the couple who were arrested yesterday at the property had also been held by officers in the 1970s. The Met confirmed the pair are foreign nationals and are being investigated for immigration offences. Commander Steve Rodhouse said police had not encountered a similar case before.
The couple being questioned have been freed on police bail until January.
at the possibility the 30 year old was born there.