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Polish woman 'used as human cart horse'

A Polish woman was allegedly tied to a plough by her husband and whipped into pulling it for years, a court has heard.

Irena Buzniak, 34, claims that she was used as a cart horse and subjected to 15 years of beatings at the hands of her husband and his immediate family, the New Poland Express reports.

Buzniak eventually sought assistance from authorities and is now living in safety with her 8-year-old daughter. As well as being forced to carry the plough across fields, Buzniak claims that she was imprisoned in a garage and was regularly beaten and threatened.

Her husband Antoni, 42, his two brothers, 45-year-old Kazimierz and 39-year-old Jozef, and their 81-year-old mother Emilia now face up to ten years behind bars if convicted. The trial continues.