Giving him little to no food and controlling his contact with the outside world. in what s thought to be the first prosecution of its kind, sarah somerset how and george webb were convicted of holding a man in slavery. duncan kennedy has this report. tom somerset how was determined to be in court to watch his tormentors being sentenced. they were his own wife, sarah, and his carer, george webb. the pair of them became lovers and, in effect, tom sjailers. speaking to the bbc, tom, who has cerebral palsy, and is nearly blind, said he can neverforgive them. there is no retribution that will ever equalise what they have done to me. as far as george goes, because he was a carer, he should never, ever have the opportunity to do this to anybody again. tom s ordeal took place in this bungalow in chichester, his wife sarah and george webb
Controlled and exploited him. they were his own wife, sarah, and his own carer, george webb. the pair of them became lovers and, in effect, tom sjailers. speaking to the bbc, tom who has cerebral palsy and is nearly blind said he can neverforgive them. there s no retribution that will ever equalise what they ve done to me. as far as george goes, because he was a carer, he should never, ever have the opportunity to do this to anybody again. tom s ordeal took place in this property in chichester which he shared with sarah. in 2016, george webb moved in, becoming tom s carer. it was then the two of them turned on tom. they took away his electronic devices to limit his contact with the outside world. they left him stranded in his bed, on one occasion, for more than a month.
Sarah somerset how and george webb were convicted of holding a man in slavery and sentenced to 11 years. tom somerset how, who has cerebral palsy, was in court to see the pair sentenced. duncan kennedy has this report. tom somerset how was determined to be incorrect to watch his tormentors being sentenced. they wear his own wife, sarah, and his character, george webb. the pair of them became lovers and, in effect, tom s jailers. speaking to the bbc, tom, who has cerebral palsy, and is nearly blind, said he can never forgive them. there is no retribution that will ever equalise what they have done to me. as far as george goes, because he was a carer, he should never, ever have the opportunity to do this to anybody again.
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