‘Brothel madam’ cleared after violent husband is blamed

A brothel madam accused of running a lucrative prostitution ring based in the heart of Canary Wharf has been acquitted after claiming it was all the work of her husband. Lianwei Ji, 34, was said to have run a sleazy 24-hour business employing up to 16 sex workers, offering a variety services including ‘masturbation with a vacuum pump’. It was claimed that her legitimate massage parlour Refine Ltd on [807] Commercial Road, Canary Wharf doubled up as a brothel until…