In an earlier posting on this thread, I wrote:
'...I was witness to five men from East Asia living in an abandoned house in the UK,
using a shower wired straight into an electrical socket with matches to keep the
wires in place...'
Below is not far from where I live and the article offers just how common the practice
of slavery in the UK is.
Slavery gang baited Polish workers with well-paid jobs - but inside their homes lay haunting secrets.
The four-man slavery gang was jailed for a total of 32 years for trafficking and exploiting Polish workers
'Nestled amongst oblivious families lay a sordid slavery ring hidden behind closed doors.
Held up in squalid houses in Newcastle’s West End and Gateshead, hopeful Polish men and women
were promised a better life on Tyneside.
They hung onto hope as they were told jobs and secure housing would come their way after leaving
their homeland behind. But beneath the empty promises lay a despicable con.
A wicked slavery gang had different plans for those who came to Britain and the land of plenty.
Sabastian Mandzik, Seweryn Szymt, Pawel Majewski and Robert Majewski were part of a £1m operation
that enticed their victims from their native country to the UK using well-paid jobs as bait.
But when they arrived they were forced to live in appalling living conditions, where they had to scavenge
and roam the streets looking for basic furnishings such as mattresses, and were then tricked into low-paid
work.
Newcastle Crown Court heard the gang - jailed this week for a total of 32 years - then controlled their
victims’ finances by taking their bank cards and wages and leaving them with a “pittance” to live on.
Now, neighbours on Ethel Street and Atkinson Road, in Benwell, and Deckham Terrace, in Gateshead,
have labelled the crew as “scum” as they tell of their shock after being unaware of the sinister goings
on only doors away.
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Nicole Roberts.
“You would never think slavery was going on in this day and age and especially on your doorstep,” said
Nicole Roberts, 26. “Who would imagine slavery is going on in England? You would think this would never
happen now, it was something that happened in the past.
“This gang is pure scum. If you bring people over from Poland with the prospects of better housing and
jobs, then that is what you should give them. “Instead, they were brought across to live in worse conditions
and had their money taken from them. It is totally immoral. I don’t know what people are like any more.
“Atkinson Road is quite quiet, I suppose they might have chosen this road as people wouldn’t notice
what was going on. It’s just awful.”...'
SOURCE:
'...I was witness to five men from East Asia living in an abandoned house in the UK,
using a shower wired straight into an electrical socket with matches to keep the
wires in place...'
Below is not far from where I live and the article offers just how common the practice
of slavery in the UK is.
Slavery gang baited Polish workers with well-paid jobs - but inside their homes lay haunting secrets.
The four-man slavery gang was jailed for a total of 32 years for trafficking and exploiting Polish workers
'Nestled amongst oblivious families lay a sordid slavery ring hidden behind closed doors.
Held up in squalid houses in Newcastle’s West End and Gateshead, hopeful Polish men and women
were promised a better life on Tyneside.
They hung onto hope as they were told jobs and secure housing would come their way after leaving
their homeland behind. But beneath the empty promises lay a despicable con.
A wicked slavery gang had different plans for those who came to Britain and the land of plenty.
Sabastian Mandzik, Seweryn Szymt, Pawel Majewski and Robert Majewski were part of a £1m operation
that enticed their victims from their native country to the UK using well-paid jobs as bait.
But when they arrived they were forced to live in appalling living conditions, where they had to scavenge
and roam the streets looking for basic furnishings such as mattresses, and were then tricked into low-paid
work.
Newcastle Crown Court heard the gang - jailed this week for a total of 32 years - then controlled their
victims’ finances by taking their bank cards and wages and leaving them with a “pittance” to live on.
Now, neighbours on Ethel Street and Atkinson Road, in Benwell, and Deckham Terrace, in Gateshead,
have labelled the crew as “scum” as they tell of their shock after being unaware of the sinister goings
on only doors away.
Nicole Roberts.
“You would never think slavery was going on in this day and age and especially on your doorstep,” said
Nicole Roberts, 26. “Who would imagine slavery is going on in England? You would think this would never
happen now, it was something that happened in the past.
“This gang is pure scum. If you bring people over from Poland with the prospects of better housing and
jobs, then that is what you should give them. “Instead, they were brought across to live in worse conditions
and had their money taken from them. It is totally immoral. I don’t know what people are like any more.
“Atkinson Road is quite quiet, I suppose they might have chosen this road as people wouldn’t notice
what was going on. It’s just awful.”...'
SOURCE:
Edith Head Gives Good Wardrobe.