A 44-YEAR-OLD woman has appeared in court charged with slavery offences after 10 people were arrested in dawn raids.

About 150 officers raided more than a dozen properties during 6am raids yesterday as part of an investigation into human exploitation, slavery and fraud called Operation Rague.

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Helen Collins, of Redbridge Hollow, Abingdon Road, is accused of conspiracy with others to require another person to perform forced compulsory labour between April 2010 and February 2015.

She is also charged with keeping another person in servitude between the same dates and of conspiracy to defraud between April 2002 and February 2015.

Collins was remanded in custody at Oxford Magistrates' Court to appear before Oxford Crown Court on April 17.

Eight people were arrested at Redbridge Hollow, off Old Abingdon Road, South Oxford, one man was arrested in Blackbird Leys and another man in the Rose Hill area.

Slavery: Police fear more victims as 10 arrested remain in custody

A 44-year-old man and a 47-year-old man are still in custody.

Two men, aged 44 and 20, have been released on police bail until May 29.

Three men, aged 44, 21 and 19, have been bailed until May 26.

A 27-year-old man has been bailed until May 4.

A 56-year-old man was released without charge.