A scratch card addict dubbed ‘The Witch’ who kept a vulnerable woman imprisoned as a house slave for 25 years has been jailed.
Amanda Wixon, 56, a former cleaner and volunteer at Tewkesbury Abbey, kept the woman in a filthy, mouldy room, restricted food and beat her if she failed to complete jobs around the house.
The victim, who cannot be named, was denied washing facilities and medical care and forced to clean extensively, often on her knees.
She also had washing-up
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