A mother who took in a Ukrainian refugee says she found herself being investigated by police after being reported for modern slavery - after asking the houseguest to babysit. Hannah Debenham, 44, says she welcomed a 36-year-old mother and her 10-year-old daughter from the war-torn country into her eight-bedroom home in Uckfield, East Sussex, as part of the Homes for Ukraine scheme.
Hannah, who is married and has two sons aged five and 11, introduced the young woman to her friends, fed her, and gave her a roof to sleep under, but soon everything came undone. After just three months, Hannah found herself accused of modern slavery - but police soon said there was insufficient evidence to prosecute.
