Latest news Andelfingen ZH court sentences couple for deprivation of liberty

On Thursday, the District Court of Andelfingen ZH found a 46-year-old Swiss man guilty of human trafficking and deprivation of liberty. His wife was also convicted. Among other things, she received an expulsion order.

In addition to the partial prison sentence of 36 months, nine of which he must serve, the 46-year-old was ordered to undergo outpatient treatment.

The accused Swiss man with a pronounced dominant tendency and a narcissistic disorder had recruited two young foreign women under false promises and exploited them as "house slaves". He locked them in a cage every day, and one of them was also tied up.

The wife, who comes from the Philippines, was sentenced to a conditional prison sentence of 16 months for multiple counts of aiding and abetting the deprivation of liberty. The court issued a 5-year ban from the country.

The trial against the man was conducted in summary proceedings. The wife, who did not confess, underwent normal court proceedings.