Servitude trial
A family of travellers are in court accused of slavery offences carried out at Green Acres caravan site in Little Billington. Seven members of the Connors family are said to have kept vulnerable men as slaves.
- Matthew Hudson
Jury hear from a man who was allegedly held in servitude
A jury at Luton Crown Court's been hearing from a man who was allegedly held in servitude by a family at a campsite in Bedfordshire.
The man claimed he saw another worker at the Green Acre site near Leighton Buzzard attacked with a claw hammer. Seven members of the Connors family deny the charges.
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Judge sends 'cold-hearted exploiters' to prison
Two members of a travelling family were branded violent, cold-hearted exploiters by a judge for forcing vulnerable men to work for them.
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Servitude trial: Four guilty
Four members of a travelling family from Bedfordshire have been found guilty of forcing vulnerable men to live in servitude
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Prosecutors say dozens were exploited by family
Prosecutors say dozens of homeless people, were exploited by the Connors family, at their caravan site near Leighton Buzzard.