Traveller family convicted of servitude and forced labour by UK court

Four members of an Irish Traveller family have today been found guilty in Britain of servitude and forced labour.

Traveller family convicted of servitude and forced labour by UK court
Wed, 11 Jul, 2012 - 17:27

Four members of an Irish Traveller family have today been found guilty in Britain of servitude and forced labour.

Tommy Senior, 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.

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