Three women believed to have been held as slaves for 30 years have been rescued from a south London house

British police has revealed that they had arrested two people who allegedly held three women as slaves in their London home for decades. These were a Malaysian woman, 69, an Irish woman, 57, and a British woman, 30, were all rescued, said detective inspector Kevin Hyland, adding that his force had never seen anything of this case before now.

Speaking further, he said a man and a woman, both age 67, had been arrested as part of an investigation into slavery and domestic servitude. Police said they were contacted in October by the Freedom Charity, after they received a phone call from a woman who said she had been held at a house in south London for more than 30 years.

Police were able to free the women, after locating the house and "sensitive negotiations" conducted by the charity, who were all highly shocked but now in a place of safety,