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Husband and wife found guilty of holding woman as a slave for 8 years
The identities of Kumuthini and Kandasamy Kannan had been protected
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
Couple found guilty of keeping a woman as a slave in their home for eight years - as the female master s smiles turned to tears as she realised she faces more than two decades in jail for degrading crimes against humanity
Husband and wife found guilty of holding woman as a slave for 8 years
Jurors were told police treated the woman as if she were a real life Harry Potter
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
21:31 EDT, 17 April 2021
A jury of 12 is expected to finally retire to consider its verdict in Melbourne s engrossing slave trial next week after 10 long weeks.
It was still summer when the husband-and-wife, accused of keeping an elderly slave, first faced the jury on February 10.
The couple, who cannot be named for legal reasons, will spend an uneasy weekend and could learn their fate as early as Tuesday.
The husband and wife, whose home she was found at, are accused of intentionally possessing the woman as a slave between July 2007 and July 2015
Defence barristers for the pair finished their closing arguments on Friday, with Justice Andrew Tinney delivering his final charge throughout the day.