Victim, ‘used and exploited’ for 40 years, was found living in a squalid shed north of Carlisle

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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