A Melbourne man, Chee Kit Chong, is jailed after being found guilty of intentionally keeping a person as a slave and assaulting her. ABC Australia reports he is sentenced to four years, while other outlets report a six-year term.
The case involves an Indonesian woman in her 60s who was kept in “slave-like” conditions in a suburban home, according to The West Australian and PerthNow. Those reports describe the victim as a former church parishioner who was treated with apparent familiarity before coercive treatment. ABC Australia also describes the conviction as tied to Chong’s treatment of the woman.
Outlets agree on the core offences and the involvement of the woman and her age, but they differ on the length of the sentence. They also vary in emphasis, with some focusing more on Chong’s prior role and the victim’s relationship to him.
