- Kausar forced woman into 16-year servitude, sold property for £200,000
- Victim endured abuse, financial control, and forced labor
- Court orders restitution, Kausar repays victim for exploitation
Farzana Kausar seized complete authority over the woman’s finances and passport, requiring her to cook, clean, and care for her children.
A landlady who was incarcerated for 16 years in domestic servitude of a vulnerable woman was forced to sell a property to repay the victim nearly £200,000.
Farzana Kausar compelled the woman to perform unpaid labour in her Worthing, West Sussex, residence, including child care, cleaning, and cooking.
In addition to physical, psychological, and financial assault, she seized complete authority over her passport and finances.
Additionally, Kausar would withdraw funds from bank accounts that she had established in the name of the victim.
Additionally, she submitted benefit claims on the woman’s behalf and retained the funds for personal use.
The abuse began after the woman rented a room from the late mother of Kausar.
The victim was subsequently subjected to domestic servitude by Kausar for sixteen years, until her apprehension by Sussex Police in May 2019 on charges of modern slavery.
Subsequently, she endeavoured to obstruct the administration of justice by compelling the victim to compose a letter to the police pleading for the dismissal of the charges.
In December 2022, Kausar was sentenced to six years and eight months in prison after her convictions on one count of holding an individual in enslavement or servitude and one count of obstructing the administration of justice.
During her incarceration, the landlady was 58 years old, whereas her victim was 62.
Following her sentencing, the Crown Prosecution Service appeared in court with Kausar to obtain a confiscation order by the Proceeds of Crime Act.
Criminals are obligated to surrender any accessible funds and assets amounting to the total profit they obtained from their illicit activities.
Kausar was obligated to repay more than £205,000 by October 13, 2023, or face an additional thirty months in prison.
A court-issued Slavery Trafficking Reparation Order designates the victim to receive £198,776 of the confiscated funds.
To satisfy the debt, Kausar was compelled to sell a property, which she has since repaid in full.
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Benefits Kausar withheld from the victim are included in the restitution, in addition to unpaid earnings owed to her from her time in servitude.
Adrian Foster, chief of the CPS Proceeds of Crime Division, stated: Farzana Kausar, a multimillionaire, exploited a vulnerable woman for personal gain and subjected her to a campaign of abuse before seizing complete control of her life and depriving her of her freedom for sixteen years.
For Kausar’s criminal benefit, we vigorously pursued her, and I trust that these restitutions will be of some assistance in compensating the victim.
“This case demonstrates that the CPS will continue to pursue convicted and sentenced criminals for the money they owe.”
We can eliminate the incentive to commit crimes and deprive criminals of their ill-gotten gains by pursuing the proceeds of criminal activity.
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