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Mum-of-10 who kept woman as 'house slave' for 25 years and fed her scraps jailed
- Wixon was jailed for 13 years after being found guilty of multiple offences over a 20-year period.
- The victim, now in her 40s, reported enduring abuse from a young age after moving into the home in 1995.
- The court described the abuse as a long, persistent form of captivity spanning the victim’s late teens to her 40s.
- The victim described feeling fear, control, and abuse for 25 years and expressed hope in the court comments.
- Police found the victim living in conditions described as a prison cell in a room inside the home.
- The investigation began in March 2021 after one of Wixon’s sons raised concerns with police.
- Social services had prior involvement in the 1990s, but there were no records of ongoing contact for two decades.
- The victim is now living with a foster family and attending college, slowly rebuilding her life.
- Judge Ian Lawrie KC called the case Dickensian in its portrayal of long-term abuse.
- Prosecutor read the victim’s personal note to the court during sentencing.
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