Woman jailed for keeping sister-in-law as naked slave

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A mother-of-six from York has been jailed for seven years for turning her sister-in-law into a domestic slave.

Veronica Sandeman, 26, originally from Dundee, was forced to work naked and beg for food, York Crown Court heard.

Antonia Pearson-Gaballonie, of New Lane, Acomb, York, committed "callous and brutal acts" and was "manipulative and cunning", said the judge.

She had earlier been found guilty of false imprisonment, making threats to kill and causing actual bodily harm.

Her partner Neil Pearson, 35, was jailed for two years for aiding and abetting an assault.

Giving evidence in court, Miss Sandeman told the court Pearson helped his wife to savagely beat her at Christmas 2004.

She said he gave his wife a belt to beat her with and held her arms while his wife hacked her hair off and jabbed at her face with scissors.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/north_yorkshire/6121036.stm

[AngryAmish]

1. In what bizarre and backward country is this a crime?

I mean, everybody does it...it is almost like jaywalking...

[BarenakedLady]

2. So I should release my naked slave then?

:shrug:

He hasn't been complaining...much.

[matcom]

3. Can you give me some clothes first?

:evilgrin:

[BarenakedLady]

7. Not unless you say the magic word.

...you know the one...:spank:

[matcom]

8. "ARMAGEDDON"!!!

:rofl:

[BarenakedLady]

9. That'll do, matcom.

That'll do.

[Kerrytravelers]

4. Wow. I mean, really, wow.

I'm not fan of my sister-in-law. Believe me, neither Mr. kt nor I can stand her. I couldn't stand to spend that kind of time with her.

To carry out something so sadistic for so long is sadistic. It reminds me of the movie Se7en, where Kevin Spacey kept that guy tied to the bed for over a year. Chilling.

[gmoney]

5. "Bring out the gimp"

Some people would pay good money for this kind of treatment...

Not anyone I'd want to hang out with, but they're out there.

That said, this is really disturbing and sad. Hope the sister in law is able to resume something like a normal life.

[RedStateShame]

6. Isn't this what the term "ownership society" really means?

[acmavm]

10. SEVEN YEARS??? In seven years she didn't have a chance to

get out? I swear, I don't care if I had to go naked, I would have been a blur on the radar before I was locked up for SEVEN YEARS.

Did not any visitors to the house wonder who the severely depressed and naked woman was? What did they do, keep her under the floorboards (like in the scariest episode of X-Files ever made)?

This is just too damn weird.