Irish woman in 'slavery' case revealed as daughter of WWII codebreaker

The Irish daughter of a Second World War codebreaker is one of three women allegedly held as a slave by a Maoist sect, it has been claimed.

Irish woman in 'slavery' case revealed as daughter of WWII codebreaker

The Irish daughter of a Second World War codebreaker is one of three women allegedly held as a slave by a Maoist sect, it has been claimed.

Josephine Herivel, in her fifties, is the daughter of John Herivel, one of the leading codebreakers at Bletchley Park who deciphered the Enigma code.

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