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Slaves held for 30 years in London Freedom Charity founder Aneeta Prem explain what happened

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Three women held against their will as 'domestic slaves' have been rescued from a south London house - with one held captive there for more than 30 years, it was revealed today.
Two suspects, a man and woman both aged 67 described as 'heads of the family', have been arrested after the discovery at their house in Lambeth.
Thehy are accused of imprisoning three women - a 69-year-old Malaysian woman, a 57-year-old Irish woman and a 30-year-old British woman - were rescued.
The youngest victim has 'had no contact with the outside world', police said, and could have been born in captivity.
Scotland Yard said they made the discovery after a charity received a 'call for help' from the 57-year-old last month. 
She told them she had been held against her will for more than three decades.  
Freedom Charity, which aims to advise and support victims of forced marriages or honour-based violence, then told police about the call received following a television documentary on forced marriages.
Aneeta Prem, Freedom Charity founder, said the alleged victims - who are believed to have suffered physical and mental harm - were able to walk out of the property after extensive calls with the charity.
She said they were being held in an 'ordinary house in an ordinary street', where neighbours would have had no idea what was happening.
'We started in-depth to talks to them when they could, it had to be pre-arranged. They gave us set times when they were able to speak to us,' she told Sky News.
'It was planned that they would be able to walk out of the property. The police were on standby.
Ms Prem said the two people arrested were considered the 'heads of the family', and that the women were 'absolutely terrified' of them.
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