The plaintiffs, 27 former Dahn Yoga practitioners, claimed they were brainwashed and duped into spending thousands of dollars on Dahn yoga classes and retreats.

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Yet Knight and DeJesus didn't run out of the house with Berry although they could have, the source said, describing them as brainwashed and fearful.

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The suspects' uncle said a friend of Tamerlan's "brainwashed" him.

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"I think she could have been brainwashed, " Carole Mansfield said.

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Larke told the court that she felt that she had been "brainwashed" by Collins - a phrase that Craven says is extremely common in cases of abuse.

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For example, kidnapping victims often will remain with their captors despite opportunities to run because they have been brainwashed into believing that their situation will not improve.

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Witness B, in his taped interview, said he even told Mr Wootton "he was being brainwashed", and believed he was "being forced along... but did not realise he could back off".

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