Brit is held in 18th century 'hell hole' African jail with toilet in wall of 10-man cell

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prison, on the paradise island of Zanzibar, has spoken about his ordeal. Simon Wood was arrested on money-laundering charges alongside his wife Francesca Scalfari after falling out with the investors who helped finance a hotel they were developing.

The 51-year-old had his head shaved and food probed by guards' fingers, and he was crammed into a cell of ten, with dangerous criminals serving sentences for violent offences including murder. READ MORE: Torturer dies in cell after prison guards waited 14 minutes to call ambulance Simon Wood, was jailed alongside his Italian wife Francesca, 45, on the West African Island, located in the Indian Ocean, just over two weeks ago.But today his ordeal is over, for now at least, after lawyers persuaded a judge to dismiss the most serious criminal charges that were levelled against the pair.During his ordeal Simon slept on a single mattress with another inmate and was forced to defecate through a hole in his cramped cell.Simon and his wife still face nine financial related charges, which he claims stem from a 'quarrel' over money with ex-investors in his resort, the Sharazād Boutique Hotel. To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here . But yesterday, he said it was a relief that a judge had granted him bail, adding that he and his wife were ready to defend themselves in court on future occasions.He said that they were 'floating' but shocked their case has gone from a civil one to a criminal one.Simon added that it separated them from family and affected their 11-year-old son, and elderly parents.“I’m talking about it in the past now, which is a great relief, but it was difficult,” he said.Simon, who was born in Preston, Lancs.,.