British Police on Thursday rescued three women from a london home where they were believed held as slaves for at least 30 years by a couple who were arrested.
Officials identified the victims as a 69-year-old Malaysian woman, a 57-year-old Irish woman and a 30-year-old Briton. Police described the women as "highly traumatised". Detectives arrested a 67-year-old man and a 67-year-old woman at their home in south london.
Police swooped after being contacted last month by the Freedom Charity, which received a call from a woman stating she had been held against her will in a house in london for more than 30 years, Scotland Yard said. Police said the woman had contacted the charity -- which helps young people to understand forced marriage and honour-based violence -- after seeing a TV documentary featuring the group's work.
Detective Inspector Kevin Hyland, from Scotland Yard's Human Trafficking Unit, said: "A television documentary on forced marriages relating to the work of Freedom Charity was the catalyst that prompted one of the victims to call for help and led to their rescue."