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Kelly-Ann Mills

Son who conspired with dad to exploit man kept as slave for 40 years avoids jail

A son who conspired with his dad to exploit a man kept as a slave for 40 years has avoided jail.

Peter Swailes was given nine-month jail term, suspended for 18 months in court this morning.

Swailes was initially charged alongside his 80-year-old father, also called Peter Swailes, with Modern Slavery Offences - but the older man died last year shortly before standing trial.

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