02/07/2014 BBC London News

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Good evening, this is BBC London News with me, Asad Ahmad.

A gang has been sentenced to a total of 55 years in prison for what

Scotland Yard has described as the largest human trafficking case

Scotland Yard has described as the largest human trafficking c`se it's

largest human trafficking case it's ever dealt with. Over 100 women were

brought from Eastern Europe to work in brothels across London, and

brought from Eastern Europe to work in brothels across London, `nd the

case has highlighted the growing problem of trafficking in the city.

Tarah Welsh has this report. It was the ruthless boss of a gang who kept

women as sex slaves but tod`y it was Chaudhary Chaudhary who was locked

up tore 12 years. Krisztian Abel was sentenced to ten years. The other

Chaudhary was six years. His girlfriend was one of their victims.

I really wish they could have got a life sentence. Effectively they ve

life sentence. Effectively they've taken people's lives away. They

don't have any prospects of work or anything like that and now they are

completely damaged. They recruited women from Hungary with a promise of

cleaning or nannying jobs, a women from Hungary with a promise of

cleaning or nannying jobs, a better life in London. What they got was

the opposite. We are talking about sex, the extreme end of sex,

unprotected and dangerous sex acts unprotected and dangerous sex acts

as well. It is hugely explohtative as well. It is hugely explohtative

and behind each one of these as well. It is hugely exploitative

and behind each one of thesd jobs as well. It is hugely explohtative

and behind each one of these jobs is and behind each one of thesd jobs is

a wake of human misery and exploitation. Some of the women were

forced to have sex with up to 2 men a day. Clients paid between ?30 and

?100 but most of that money went to the gang and to fund Chaudh`ry's

the gang and to fund Chaudhary's high style. He drove a convdrtible

high style. He drove a convertible Mercedes and lived in a luxtry flat

Mercedes and lived in a luxury flat in Canary Wharf. A the oper`tion

Mercedes and lived in a luxtry flat in Canary Wharf. A the operation was

in a house in a leafy suburb. This woman was trafficked from Africa by

a different gang. She started bringing in men every day. Sometimes

I would try and talk to the client and plead with them. They would

report it to the lady and she would beat me. You would do anythhng a

client wants. Anything. What was it like for you? It was hard. It

client wants. Anything. What was it like for you? It was hard. Ht was

hard. I can say I went through like for you? It was hard. It was

hard. I can say I went throtgh hell. That's something even up till now

sometimes like when I'm sledping That's something even up till now

sometimes like when I'm sledping I dream about that incident and

suddenly I wake up. It was like hell. And the number of trafficked

people seeking help is growhng. hell. And the number of trafficked

people seeking help is growing. We people seeking help is growhng. We

all ought to be shocked that this is still happening. I think a lot of us

think that the slave trade dnded with William Wilberforce 200 years

ago. To think that women ard still ago. To think that women ard still

being held against their will and used in this way is quite appalling.

Tonight a criminal gang is behind bars but we know there are more out

bars but we know there are lore out there keeping women trapped in a

life they can't escape. A man who was jailed 15 years ago

for shaking his baby son at his home near Swiss Cottage has gone on trial

accused of manslaughter. Thd near Swiss Cottage has gone on trial

accused of manslaughter. The Old Bailey was told the boy, Michael

Winn, had died at the age of 12 as a result of the damage he sustained

years before. His father, Allan Young, denies the charge.

Residents living next door to a 20,000 tonne pile of rubbish say

they're furious after a High Court judge threw out a legal challenge

against the company responsible judge threw out a legal challenge

against the company responsible for it. People near the site in Bromley

say they can't open their whndows because of the smell. The company,

Waste4Fuel, says it needs more money to clear the rubbish.

Scotland Yard has been crithcised Scotland Yard has been criticised

for having a policy of deleting crucial findings from internal

investigations into sex and race discrimination claims by staff. The

practice emerged at the employment tribunal of Carol Howard, a black

firearms officer, who was found to have suffered discrimination after

being "singled out and targeted" for being "singled out and targeted" for

a year. Here's our home aff`irs correspondent, Guy Smith. She was

publicised as a member of an elite Scotland Yard unit helping keep

Londoners safe during the Olympics. A positive image of reassurance and

A positive image of reassur`nce and of diversity. But pine the scenes a

story was very different. For almost a year PC Carol Howard was being

singled out and targeted by her line manager acting inspector Dave Kelly.

An employment tribunal found his management style was overbearing,

management style was overbe`ring, intrusive and unreasonable. Someone

who engaged in conduct designed to undermine, discredit and belittle

her. Today her lawyer gave a flavour of what he was doing. She w`s absent

for one day on her sickness absence and he sent a police car around to

check up on her, which he didn't do check up on her, which he dhdn't do

for anybody else. He monitored her Facebook when she was away from work

for one day. He blocked her application to leave the department,

his management. I was dismaxed to his management. I was dismayed to

read the account this morning.. London's Mayor in charge of holding

the met to account promised to look into the case. There is no doubt

there are lessons to be learned What's even more interesting about

this judgment is there was ` deliberate attempt by the Met to

cover up an internal report that found PC Howard had in fact been

discriminated against. The Detective Sergeant who wrote the report was

asked to delete any references to racism and sexism. The tribtnal

asked to delete any references to racism and sexism. The tribunal said

they were very concerned th`t this they were very concerned that this

might have been misleading. BBC London previously obtained figures

about allegations of racism within the Met. Over six years the number

of complaints almost tripled. But the Black Police Association said

this latest case was worrying. I'm absolutely appalled and shocked that

in 2014 we can still have c`ses of direct discrimination. The question

direct discrimination. The puestion now is what future this officer

direct discrimination. The question now is what future this offhcer has

in the Met. Meanwhile Scotland now is what future this officer has

in the Met. Meanwhile Scotl`nd Yard in the Met. Meanwhile Scotl`nd Yard

said it was very disappointdd with the judgment. It has never been part

of policy to delete allegathons of of policy to delete allegations of

discrimination and a full rdview of policy to delete allegathons of

discrimination and a full review was being conducted.

That's it from me for tonight. We're back at 6.30am on BBC One and the

News Channel, but now I can hand you over to Chris for the weather.

over to Chris for the weathdr. Temperatures will be slow to fall

overnight. Down to 15 degrees, so it overnight. Down to 15 degrees, so it

is going to be a warm night for sleeping. And then as we he`d into

sleeping. And then as we head into Thursday it is probably going to be

the hottest day so far this year. In London 27 Celsius is possible. High

cloud means sunshine will be cloud means sunshine will bd

stronger. You might want to think about putting sun cream on. 27

Celsius is 81 Fahrenheit. That would make it the warmest day we've seen

so far this year. The warmth doesn't stop there though. As we he`d into

stop there though. As we head into Friday, although this weathdr front

Friday, although this weather front will move in, it will bring a change

for us this weekend, but for Friday it is another day of sunshine.

Temperatures in the best of the sunshine climbing into the mid 20s.

sunshine climbing into the lid 0s. There's a change in the weather

forecast on the way. We'll see showers and cooler fresher weather

through this weekend. With lore showers and cooler fresher weather

through this weekend. With more on through this weekend. With more on

that here's Louise. Temperatures up to 25 degrees, 7

Fahrenheit. A different story north and west. Particularly in western

Scotland. Only 17 degrees. But the winds were a feature here, gusting

to 50 mph from time to time. And there was rain as well. That weather

front continues to meander south and east through northern England

overnight. Not bringing much