Man forced wife and children to work on farm with ‘tyranny’ of abuse, Victorian court hears

Accused pleads not guilty to 12 charges including seven of causing another person to enter into and remain in servitude

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A father has been described as a tyrannical ruler who forced his wife and six children into working on a farm using physical, verbal and emotional abuse.

The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, faced the first day of a jury trial at the Victorian supreme court on Monday.

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