Travellers convicted on ‘slavery’ charges

Four members of a Traveller family in Britain have been found guilty of forcing destitute men into servitude.

Tommy Sr, James John, Patrick, and Josie Connors were convicted of controlling, exploiting, verbally abusing, and beating the men for financial gain at a caravan site near Leighton Buzzard in Bedfordshire.

During the trial, the jury at Luton Crown Court heard that the complainants, who cannot be named for legal reasons, were forced to work in the Connors’ block paving business.