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Husband and wife found guilty of holding woman as a slave for 8 years
Kumuthini and Kandasamy Kannan appeared at court on Tuesday
The slave had been branded a liar by her captor s defence barrister
Jury heard evidence from the Tamil woman who claimed she was enslaved
She vanished for eight years until found when she collapsed in the house
Kumunthini threw hot tea in her slave s eyes and poured gravy on her head
Husband and wife found guilty of holding woman as a slave for 8 years
Kumuthini and Kandasamy Kannan ventured out of their home on Monday
The slave had been branded a liar by her captor s defence barrister
Jury heard evidence from the Tamil woman who claimed she was enslaved
She vanished for eight years until found when she collapsed in the house
Kumunthini threw hot tea in her slave s eyes and poured gravy on her head
Identity of couple who kept slave revealed The identity of a suburban couple who kept a slave in their home for eight years can be revealed for the first time.
Crime by Caroline Schelle 24th Apr 2021 6:07 AM A Melbourne couple who paid an Indian grandmother $3.39 per day to be at their beck and call over eight years has been found guilty of enslaving the woman. Kumuthini Kannan and her husband Kandasamy were found guilty of intentionally possessing the woman as a slave and exercising the right of ownership of a slave between July 2007 and July 2015. After deliberating for a day and a half, jurors found the pair guilty on all charges on Friday afternoon.
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