A Thai woman who was kept as a slave has told a Sydney court her 'heart is broken' and she 'will live with the scars' for the rest of her life. The woman, who can't be named for legal reasons, wept quietly as an interpreter read out her victim impact statement at a sentencing hearing for Rungnapha 'Lisa' Kanbut, who kept her and another Thai woman as slaves. Kanbut, 57, was found guilty by a NSW District Court jury in May of two counts each of intentionally possessing a slave, exercising powers of ownership over a slave and dealing with the proceeds of crime. The two Thai women, who voluntarily came to Australia to do sex work, lived with Kanbut and her husband in and , respectively. As Kanbut was brought into the dock on Friday, she turned to glare at her victim, who was in court to share the impact the crimes had had on her life. Through her interpreter, the victim told the court she was made to service up to 10 clients a day and to work while she had her period. I feel my heart is broken. The woman told the court she believed the forced use of the sponge was behind the 'extreme debilitating pain' she now suffered during her period and said doctors had told her she needed surgery to remove 'membrane' inside of her. The woman said the pain left her unable to work for at least a week each month. She said she didn't have the money for the surgery and couldn't afford the time off work.


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