Should I nip out and measure BIAD's shed...?
Think about that last paragraph.
Quote:Mitcham car wash owner kept 8 Romanian slaves in squalid shed for monthsMyLondon Article:
The 45-year-old was exposed by his youngest victim - a 15-year-old boy
'A car wash owner who trapped eight Romanian nationals in squalid conditions was exposed
by his youngest victim - a 15-year-old boy. Hewa Margai, 45, duped the group into travelling to
Mitcham from overseas in late-2020 with promises of accommodation, food, fair pay and
legitimate employment at his business.
Slave Owner Hewa Margai, 45 and the interior of his shed.
In reality, they were stripped of their IDs, kept in a single room and subjected to physical, mental
and psychological abuse. The ordeal continued until February 2021 when the Metropolitan Police
received a tip-off from the brave teenager.
A raid later the same day uncovered two women, aged in their 20s, and five men in their teens,
20s and 30s. They had been living together in a dirty on-site shed for months. Communicating via
Google Translate, the victims told officers they had travelled to the UK by bus, and had only worked
for a few weeks prior to the Covid-19 lockdown, during which the car wash was closed.
From this point on, they were forced to pay rent to Margai.
One of rescued women developed a severe infection, resulting in hospitalisation and multiple surgeries.
This was a direct consequence of the neglect and conditions she endured during her captivity...'
Think about that last paragraph.
It's only an island if you look at it from the water.