Dylan Bettencourt
The British Metropolitan Police have revealed that they have begun an investigation into Sir Mo Farah’s claims that he was trafficked into England as a child.
The police confirmed that specialist officers are looking into the information revealed by the Olympic gold medalist.
Farah revealed in his documentary The Real Mo Farah that he was trafficked into England as a nine-year-old under a different name following the civil war in Somalia. The 39-year-old said he was sent to his uncle in Djibouti to escape the war and it was from there that he was trafficked to England and forced to live with a couple he did not know.
Farah claimed the couple treated him like a slave, forcing him to cook and clean for them for several years.
He said he had to do housework and childcare if he wanted food in his mouth.
“I was told ‘If you ever want to see your family again, don’t say anything’,” Farah said.
“Often I would just lock myself in the bathroom and cry.”
The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) said in a statement that they were aware of reports in the media concerning Sir Mo Farah.
“No reports have been made to the MPS at this time, said the statement.
“Specialist officers have opened an investigation and are currently assessing the available information.”
In the documentary, Farah said he didn’t reveal the truth out of fear that his British citizenship may be revoked.
However, the British Home Office said that his immigration status will remain as is because children are not considered complicit when their citizenship is granted through deception.
Farah revealed that his real name was Hussein Adbi Kahin and that he was born in Somaliland, a breakaway state in Somalia.
He also revealed that he did not travel to England with his father at the age of eight because his father was killed during the civil war.
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