UK man forced into 'modern day slavery'

[webfact]

Vulnerable man was subjected to 'modern day slavery'

(BBC) A vulnerable man was forced to work unpaid for 13 years in "modern day slavery", according to prosecutors.

Horse farmer David Daniel Doran, 42, pleaded guilty midway through his trial to making homeless Darrell Simester, from Kidderminster, perform forced or compulsory labour.

His father Daniel Doran, 67, who faced the same charge, was formally found not guilty at Cardiff Crown Court.

A police complaints body says it will now hold an inquiry into the case.

Judge Neil Bidder QC said this was "a case of 13 years of exploitation".

Mr Simester, 44, whose family thought he was missing, had been living in squalid conditions at Cariad Farm near Newport.

He had been picked up on a dual carriageway by a member of the Doran family following a trip to the seaside at Porthcawl, the jury had heard.

Full story: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-29541183


-- BBC 2014-10-09

[orientalsf]

Just for my informational purposes, what does this have to do with Thailand?

[Tywais]

Just for my informational purposes, what does this have to do with Thailand?

Just for informational purposes, this is in the World News forum.

[bangkapi]

Debt slavery is worse than this.

[Suradit69]

Vulnerable man was subjected to 'modern day slavery'

This sort of thing would never happen in a civilized country.

Sounds like the farmer forgot to pay tea money.

It's all down to their culture.

TiUK.

Life is cheap there.

Thought I'd run through some of the usual comments following a revelation like this. I'm sure all the even-handed posters on TV would make these comments about any country in which something like this happened, just as they would if it happened in Thailand.

[ijwelch]

Vulnerable man was subjected to 'modern day slavery'

This sort of thing would never happen in a civilized country.

Sounds like the farmer forgot to pay tea money.

It's all down to their culture.

TiUK.

Life is cheap there.

Thought I'd run through some of the usual comments following a revelation like this. I'm sure all the even-handed posters on TV would make these comments about any country in which something like this happened, just as they would if it happened in Thailand.

Aah I see what you did there. You must be feeling quite clever.

But you're wrong. Yes bad things happen everywhere but this report is about the result of a criminal trial, and presumably the police did their job along with the everyone else in the justice system to ensure that justice was done.(No-one was allowed to go to Singapore 'on business' while awaiting trial for instance). Let's hope the guilty are suitably punished.

[Chicog]

Mr Simester, 44, whose family thought he was missing

"Thought he was missing"? He was!

[Nuddy]

DennisF you picked up the wrong quote I think mate.

Thats me assuming you mean to direct your point of view to the earlier poster huh?

[englishoak]

Guy must have been a few crumbs short of a sandwich to put up with living near Newport

[Tywais]

Posts and replies that were on shaky ground with royal comments have been removed.

[super22k]

In a lot of countries this would be normal and would never be picked up by the media. But because it happened in the UK,a great country with high standards and civilised people,it is news.

[USNret]

Mr Simester, 44, whose family thought he was missing

"Thought he was missing"? He was!

He wasn't missing. All you had to do was look in the slave quarters on the farm and he was right there.

Anyway, I agree with you. It was a strange comment. Glad the man is home now. What an ordeal!

[steveG]

Guy must have been a few crumbs short of a sandwich to put up with living near Newport

For sure he must be less endowed in the cleaver department - cant understand why it took so many years for his family to report him missing (maybe they are not so smart also).

Terrible thing to have happened in UK but this is happening all the time in other undeveloped countries. Check out some of the reports on TV regarding Fishermen from Burma working in LOS for example

[MJP]

Guy must have been a few crumbs short of a sandwich to put up with living near Newport

For sure he must be less endowed in the cleaver department - cant understand why it took so many years for his family to report him missing (maybe they are not so smart also).

Terrible thing to have happened in UK but this is happening all the time in other undeveloped countries. Check out some of the reports on TV regarding Fishermen from Burma working in LOS for example

There's been quite a few of these cases come to light in the UK of late.

[Pete Beale]

Guy must have been a few crumbs short of a sandwich to put up with living near Newport

For sure he must be less endowed in the cleaver department - cant understand why it took so many years for his family to report him missing (maybe they are not so smart also).

Terrible thing to have happened in UK but this is happening all the time in other undeveloped countries. Check out some of the reports on TV regarding Fishermen from Burma working in LOS for example

There's been quite a few of these cases come to light in the UK of late.

And all the offenders seem to be those nice Irish travellers/gypsies.

[BudRight]

I was careful to specify The Queen of England.

[Pete Beale]

I was careful to specify The Queen of England.

Thailands lese majeste laws cover all royalty, not just the Thai royal family.