British woman jailed for keeping migrant as slave
March 17th, 2011 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANSLondon, March 17 (IANS) A British court has sentenced a former hospital director to nine months imprisonment after convicting her of trafficking a Tanzanian woman and using her as a “slave”.
Mwanahamisi Mruke, 47, who was brought to Britain by Saeeda Khan with the promise of a domestic service visa and 120,000 Tanzanian shillings a month (50 pounds), was fed only two slices of bread a day and made to sleep on the floor, the Southwark crown court heard.
Mruke’s employer also withheld her payment, the Guardian reported Thursday.
Khan also promised 10 pounds a month in pocket money to Mruke who was desperate to fund her daughter’s college education.
But when she arrived in Britain in October 2006, Mruke was forced to work around the clock and sleep on the kitchen floor of Khan’s home in Harrow, London, for three years.
Khan prohibited Mruke from leaving the house and took away her passport, the report said.
The court Wednesday found Khan guilty of trafficking a person into Britain for exploitation and sentenced her to nine months in prison.
Judge Geoffrey Rivlin also ordered Khan to pay 15,000 pounds towards police and prosecution costs, besides 25,000 pounds as compensation to Mruke.
- Ex-hospital director convicted of trafficking woman she used as slave - Mar 17, 2011
- Brit-Muslim lady doc first to be charged with modern-day slavery - Sep 10, 2010
- Indian man faces deportation from Britain - Mar 09, 2012
- Butt gets 30-month sentence, Asif one year, Aamer 6 months (Lead) - Nov 03, 2011
- Pakistani gang jailed for raping 50 white British girls - May 09, 2012
- Father kills children to hurt his ex-wife - Dec 09, 2011
- Was treated as a slave in Britain: Indian housekeeper - Feb 24, 2012
- Judge tells Butt he was the 'orchestrator' of spot-fixing - Nov 03, 2011
- Jailed Pakistan cricketers face deportation from Britain - Nov 12, 2011
- Tainted Pakistan cricketers, agent get jail - Nov 03, 2011
- Two found guilty of Olympic money-laundering - Apr 24, 2012
- Man steals to spend 400,000 pounds on prostitutes, jailed - Apr 07, 2012
- Five jailed in Ranchi trafficking case - May 16, 2012
- British woman grows cannabis to pay for boob job - Mar 29, 2012
- Chinese man jailed for selling his three children - Feb 16, 2012
Tags: british woman, clock, college education, geoffrey rivlin, guardian, harrow, hospital director, imprisonment, kitchen floor, london march, march 17, nine months, passport, pocket money, prosecution costs, s college, service visa, shillings, southwark crown court, trafficking