BBC News, 16 March 2011
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A woman has been found guilty of keeping an African woman as a slave in London for four years.
Mwanahamisi Mruke was not allowed to leave the house in Harrow, north London |
Mwanahamisi Mruke was flown from Tanzania in October 2006 and made to work 18-hour days carrying out chores for Saeeda Khan, 68, jurors were told.
Southwark Crown Court heard Miss Mruke, 47, was denied her passport and liberty and endured the ordeal to support her daughter through college in Africa.
Khan was convicted of trafficking a person into the UK for exploitation.
Ms Mruke said she could "never forgive" her captor.
"I felt like a fool, I was treated like a slave," Ms Mruke said.
After bringing her into the country from Tanzania, Khan, of Harrow, north-west London, initially gave her an allowance of £10 a month to work around the clock at her beck and call, the court heard.
Within a year she stopped paying her altogether.
"Even the money I was promised, I was never paid. I feel terrible about this," Ms Mruke said.
"I was hoping I would receive a salary and improve my life. But my hopes were dashed, my strength was reduced and I became unwell."
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