British man trapped in shed as 'slave' for 40 years, officials say
By Kathleen Joyce | Fox News
Police have rescued a British man who was likely trapped in a shed for 40 years and forced to work as a "slave", officials said.
The 58-year-old man was inside with only a chair and soiled bedding. His rescuers found him Wednesday during a raid at a residential site near Carlisle in Cumbria, United Kingdom, the BBC reported.
Authorities later arrested a 79-year-old man “on suspicion of modern slavery offenses,†saying he had held the man against his will for decades.
Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority [GLAA] officers discovered the trapped man after a call was made to a confidential helpline. The agency “works in partnership to protect vulnerable and exploited workers,†according to its website.
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