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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jessica Murray

UK man given suspended prison sentence for exploiting victim of slavery

Peter Swailes Junior
Peter Swailes Jr was sentenced at Carlisle crown court to a nine-month jail term, suspended for 18 months. Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA

A man who exploited a modern slavery victim found living in a squalid shed has been given a suspended prison sentence.

Peter Swailes Jr, 56, was sentenced to a nine-month jail term, suspended for 18 months, at Carlisle crown court on Friday.

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