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Rob Kennedy

Despicable dad-of-15 forced slave to live in cramped metal garden shed and tent in Blyth

A vulnerable man was kept in a shed without a toilet or washing facilities while being paid a pittance for work in a shocking case of modern slavery.

James McCann brought Hungarian man Andras Varga to the North East and kept him in disgraceful conditions of servitude.

A court heard Mr Varga was initially made to live in a tent near Blyth beach before being put in a metal shed in the back garden of McCann's partner.

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