CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 4 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:
A Melbourne man has been sentenced to six years' imprisonment, with a non-parole period of four years, for possessing a slave and depriving them of basic human rights, including food, sleep and medical assistance.
The man, 47, was sentenced today in the Melbourne County Court after being found guilty of intentionally possessing a slave, contrary to Commonwealth law, and common assault, contrary to Victorian law.
The AFP started an investigation into the man after a woman with significant injuries to her body and a startled demeanour presented to a hospital emergency department in East Melbourne on 11 October, 2022, prompting medical staff to alert au...