A deaf girl from Pakistan kept as a slave for nine years by a millionaire couple from Salford is to receive £100,000 in compensation.
Ilyas and Tallat Ashar were jailed last October after the girl was found in their cellar in 2009.
The victim was repeatedly raped and forced to work as a servant at the family's properties as a child.
Manchester Crown Court ruled the couple must also repay £42,000 of benefits falsely claimed in her name.
The Ashars must also pay £321,000 towards the cost of their trials. Full story...
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Ilyas and Tallat Ashar were jailed last October after the girl was found in their cellar in 2009.
The victim was repeatedly raped and forced to work as a servant at the family's properties as a child.
Manchester Crown Court ruled the couple must also repay £42,000 of benefits falsely claimed in her name.
The Ashars must also pay £321,000 towards the cost of their trials. Full story...
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