KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27 — The Malaysian woman rescued from an alleged 30 years of captivity in the Lambeth slavery case has been confirmed as Siti Aishah Abdul Wahab, corroborating an earlier reported by the Daily Telegraph.

The verification was made by Inspector-General of of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar today, who said London police have confirmed the woman’s identity with their Malaysian counterparts.

“In the 1970s she was wanted by the police, but that was over 30 years ago, if she returns now there is no need for us to pursue her.”

Khalid said Siti Aishah had continued to be monitored by Malaysian police despite having fled to London. He did not say when, or if, this surveillance ceased.

Siti Aishah is one of three women believed to be have been held for more than three decades by a cult-like Maoist sect led by Indian national Aravindan Balakrishnan and his partner Chanda Pattni, a Tanzanian national of Indian descent.

Siti, 69, was held alongside a 57-year-old Irish woman and a younger woman aged 30.

It was previously reported that Kamar Mautam Abdul Wahab from Jelebu, Negri Sembilan has flown to London to see Siti, after previously saying she believed the rescued Malaysian to be her long-lost sister.