THE trial involving seven people from Greenacres Travellers Site in Little Billington near Leighton who were arrested in September on allegations of slavery and servitude starts at Luton Crown Court on Monday.
The defendants face charges of conspiracy to hold a person in servitude contrary to section 1 (1) of the Criminal Law Act 1977 and conspiracy to require a person to perform forced or compulsory Labour contrary to section 1 (1) of the Criminal Law Act 1977.
There are 16 counts in total.
The defendants are: Tommy Connors (senior), aged 51, his sons Johnny Connors, 30, Tommy Connors (Junior), 26, James (Jimmy) Connors, 23, and Patrick Connors, 19, daughter Josie Connors, 30, and son-in-law James Connors (Big Jim), aged 33.
>>Read how the first day went in this Tuesday’s LBO.
