Queensland man charged with slavery and torture of deckhands on his fishing boats

Police charge Karumba man with 46 offences including assault, torture and slavery after launching investigation in Gulf of Carpentaria

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Some allegedly feared for their lives and wellbeing so much at the hands of their boss on a Queensland fishing boat that they dived from the vessel and swam through shark and crocodile inhabited waters to get to land.

This is part of what police allege the deckhands faced after they charged a 47-year-old fisher with torture and slavery, accusing him of allegedly assaulting, threatening and withholding food and water from crew members.

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