Barrow-in-Furness man weeps during trial of woman who made rape and trafficking claims

Eleanor Williams is accused of perverting the course of justice after allegations that include being sold in an Amsterdam brothel for 25,000

A restaurateur has wept in court as he claimed to have been falsely accused of trafficking and sexually exploiting a teenager in Barrow-in-Furness.

Mohammed Ramzan was arrested and held in a cell for 40 hours after Eleanor Williams accused him of selling her in an Amsterdam brothel for 25,000 when she was 17, Preston crown court heard on Monday.