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Point Cook couple faces court accused of harbouring a slave

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A Point Cook couple has faced court accused of keeping a slave in a western suburbs home after medical staff contacted police with concerns a woman may have been a victim of human trafficking.

Angie Yeh Ling Liaw, 29, and Chee Kit Chong, 44 – also known as Max Chong – faced Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Thursday charged with three slavery-related offences.

Liaw’s lawyer Payne Wu asked magistrate Andrew McKenna to adjourn the matter to a hearing next month as his legal firm was working to determine whether it could represent both husband and wife, or whether conflicts of interest may arise. McKenna also questioned whether the alleged victim now faced being deported or placed on a proper visa to allow her to remain in the Australia.

Police said the couple were charged with modern-day slavery offences after allegedly keeping a female victim in domestic servitude at their Point Cook home between January and October 2022.

 

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