Luton man and woman charged with keeping slave
Bedfordshire Police was alerted to concerns about a woman believed to have been trafficked from the Manchester area to an address in Luton.
Officers attended the address where the woman was found. The woman was taken care of – given both support as well as alternative accommodation.
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Hide AdMihail-Rafail Ghiunghius, 36, and Christina Elena Nitoiu, 22, both of Reginald Street, Luton, were charged on Saturday, March 4, with holding a person in slavery and arranging the travel of another person with a view to exploitation.
Ghiunghius was also charged with rape in connection with the same incident.
They are due to attend a further court hearing on 3 April.
A 26-year-old man from Luton also arrested was subsequently bailed pending further enquiries.