London slavery: Family of Malaysian woman held as slave in London comes forward

PETALING JAYA: A Malaysian family has spoken to the English press claiming to be related to the Malaysian woman who was saved from alleged slavery in Lambert recently.

The Daily Telegraph spoke to retired teacher Kamar Mautum who claims to be the sister of the 69-year-old victim, whom Kamar said disappeared from the family’s lives after joining a Maoist sect.

Kamar names the victim as her sister Aishah, who she says was a bright student who studied in an elite school here before winning a Commonwealth scholarship, which brought her to London in the late 1960s.

Screenshot of The Telegraph of Kamar Mautum.

Kamar added that Aishah moved to Briton with her fiancé Omar Munir in 1968.

Aishah and her fiancé became a part of an organisation called Malaysian and Singaporean Students Forum (Mass), believed to be one of the more extreme Maoist groups in London.

After coming under the influence of Aravindan Balakrishnan (better known as Comrade Bala) and his partner Chanda, she gave up her relationship, as well as her plans to build a career and family.

Aishah eventually became so involved in the group that she ceased contact with her family, who were against her involvement with the left-wing group.

It was reported that Kamar wishes to meet her sister at least once before either of them dies.