A shocking discovery was made in Gauteng when a property owner found out that his family home had been turned into a prison for 13 Ethiopian individuals.
The captives, including some teenagers as young as 14, managed to escape by breaking windows and doors, seeking help from a local security guard.
The property owner, who wishes to remain anonymous, had been renting out the house for the past seven months and was unaware of the tenant's illicit activities.
"They destroyed my place. I have to fix a lot of things like the doors and windows. We have been renting this home out for more than 10 years and I have never come across something like this. I have never ever had a problem, and this is the first time something like this has happened. My wife was born here and she's 68 years old," the property owner expressed his shock and disappointment.
The house, located in Parkhurst, north of Johannesburg, had high walls and a solid black gate, making it impossible to see inside the yard.
The captives had managed to escape through a neighbor's property, damaging the electric fence in the process.
They were eventually rounded up by a local security company before they could escape.