Cheesecake shop owners accused of enslaving a Pakistani employee live in a sprawling $4million mansion with seven bedrooms, tennis court and tiled swimming pool.
Abid Shah, 59, and Aeisha Shah, 48, were dressed in tracksuit pants and slides as they were escorted out of their palatial home in Sydney's west by police on Thursday.
The couple promised to give the man a better life in Australia, but allegedly made him work excessive hours, confiscated his passport and threatened him with deportation - even though he had the right to work in the country.
Detectives scoured The Cake Merchant stores in Liverpool, Campbelltown and Bonnyrigg, before the couple were charged with human trafficking and slavery.
The Shah's, who own five patisseries in western Sydney, are also accused of underpaying the worker - despite buying their home for an eye-watering $2.3million in 2013 and watching the value double over the next eight years.
Pictured: Cake shop owner Aeisha Shah, 48, being escorted away from her sprawling $4million mansion
Pictured: The lavish mansion where Abid Shah, 59, and Aeisha Shah, 48, live in Sydney's west
The sprawling property features a tennis court, tiled swimming pool, seven bedrooms and bathrooms (pictured)
Sitting on one hectare of landscaped lawn, the expansive estate is surrounded by sandstone walls and provides a 'lifestyle of unrivalled luxury and sophistication', according to the online listing.
It features seven bathrooms, marble floors, dedicated home theatre with 3D projector, vast living areas, and a grand
