A 57-year-old Irishwoman is among three people rescued by police in London investigating domestic slavery.
Two other women, a 69-year-old from Malaysia and a British woman aged 30, were also discovered.
A man and a woman, both aged in their 60's,have been arrested in connection with the incident.
Our News Correspondent Fergal O'Brien reports:The plight of the women came to light after a TV documentary, involving the Freedom Charity, on slavery and domestic servitude was aired in the UK.
Police say it appears they were held against their will for over 30 years, in a house in South London.
The three, who contacted the charity after seeing the programme, are described as being highly traumatised.
Police say the women are now being cared for in a place of safety.
Officers from the London Metropolitan Human Trafficking Unit, arrested the man and woman, both aged 67, this morning.
Detective Inspector Kevin Hyland, from the London Metropolitan Human Trafficking Unit, says he's never seen a case of this magnitude before:
