‘THEY ARE NOT HUMAN…’ — THE WORDS NOW ECHOING ACROSS ONE OF AUSTRALIA’S MOST DISTURBING COURT CASES.” A mother and daughter accused of holding a woman in slavery-like conditions after travelling to Syria are now at the centre of a case that has shocked people across the country. The pair were arrested moments after returning to Melbourne from a detention camp linked to families of alleged ISIS fighters, with prosecutors alleging the victim was controlled in conditions “akin to slavery” for more than a year. Now, after abruptly abandoning their bail bid, the case is spiralling into something even darker — with secret witnesses, crimes against humanity allegations, and horrifying claims continuing to emerge behind closed courtroom doors.
A mother and daughter accused of keeping a woman as a slave in Syria have abandoned their bid to be released on bail. Kawsar Ahmad, 54, and…