Shakira Spencer was treated like a slave by the 'cruel' defendants, their murder trial is told.
BBC NewsShakira Spencer, 35, was allegedly fatally assaulted in the days before her badly decomposed body was found at her home in Ealing, west London.The Old Bailey was told Ms Spencer had been "treated like a slave" by the defendants before she died.
After meeting the defendants, Ms Spencer was allegedly subdued and dominated mainly by Ms Studholme and Ms Richardson to the point where she was under all of their "complete control". The court heard the abuse reached a "frenzied climax" last September when Ms Spencer was beaten "to the brink of death" at Ms Studholme's home.She was bundled into the boot of car and driven back to her flat, where she was locked in a hallway cupboard, jurors were told.Meanwhile, the three defendants allegedly attempted to remove all trace of Ms Spencer at their homes and any evidence of their presence at her flat.
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