Modern slavery victim ‘kept in tiny shed for 40 years’

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In the cramped shed, there was a soiled duvet on the floor, a metered television, and no heating.

, after a man was found living in a 6ft shed on a residential site north of Carlisle in October 2018.

After they knocked on the door they were greeted by the victim who appeared dishevelled and agitated as he told them he had lived there for 40 years, said the GLAA. “I am committed to ensuring he continues to have the regular, consistent support he needs which allows him to lead as normal a life as he can in the circumstances.”GLAA officers said they found another shed on the same site, used for the family dog, which was in a better condition than the one the man was found in.The court heard Swailes changed his plea on the agreed basis of his "limited" involvement with the victim and that he had not been made aware of his living conditions.

But he accepted that there had been times when he had paid the victim less than his "minimum entitlement".

 

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