James Oten

So we have two women in the Melbourne court system now, the Victorian court system, who have been charged with slavery-related offences.

So we have two women in the Melbourne court system now, the Victorian court system, who have been charged with slavery-related offences.

And that's a mother and daughter who have come back.

And that's a mother and daughter who have come back.

They came back early May when we had four women.

They came back early May when we had four women.

And so of those four women, two were charged with slavery offences.

And so of those four women, two were charged with slavery offences.

You've got the mother, Khorsa Ahmad, and she's applying for bail now.

You've got the mother, Khorsa Ahmad, and she's applying for bail now.

That process is underway.

That process is underway.

Her daughter, Zainab Ahmed, had her bail refused, but was still in very early stages.

Her daughter, Zainab Ahmed, had her bail refused, but was still in very early stages.

And that relates to a period between 2017 and 2018 when this family allegedly owned this Yazidi teenager.

And that relates to a period between 2017 and 2018 when this family allegedly owned this Yazidi teenager.

Yazidi, they're an ethnic minority group who were heavily persecuted under Islamic State.

Yazidi, they're an ethnic minority group who were heavily persecuted under Islamic State.

The men were butchered.

The men were butchered.