Siti Aishah Wahab, survivor of Maoist cult, dies at 81
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LONDON: Siti Aishah Wahab, the Malaysian woman whose story made global headlines after escaping the grip of a Maoist cult in South London 12 years ago, has died in Leeds at the age of 81, following a battle with lymphoma.
Aishah first arrived in the UK in her early 20s to study quantity surveying.
However, she fell under the influence of self-proclaimed Maoist leader Aravindan Balakrishnan and spent four decades under his control in a tightly regulated commune in South London – a life now referred to as modern-day slavery.
Originally from Jelebu, Negri Sembilan, Aishah was eventually reunited with her estranged siblings in Malaysia and began rebuilding her life in Leeds.
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