A neighbour of Amanda Wixon, who was convicted of keeping a vulnerable woman as a slave for 25 years, has revealed she repeatedly contacted social services about the victim but no action was taken. Kiram, 33, who lived next door to Wixon in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, said she witnessed the victim knocking on windows from inside the house and being physically abused.
Wixon, 56, was found guilty at Gloucester Crown Court of false imprisonment, forced labour, and assault occasioning actual bodily harm. The court heard that Wixon took the victim in when she was 16 in 1997 and subjected her to years of abuse, including squirting washing-up liquid down her throat, splashing bleach on her face, and beating her with a broom handle.
Kiram said she called social services multiple times, most recently in 2019, but nothing was ever done. 'Social services failed her massively,' she said. 'She was diagnosed with global development delay and had other learning difficulties. You could tell she was vulnerable. The hygiene was not there. It was like a house of horrors.'
The victim was finally rescued after a tip-off from one of Wixon's sons. Kiram said the victim is now 'thriving' and 'like a completely different person'. Another neighbour expressed shock, saying Wixon 'seemed like a normal person'.
