Maid forced to sleep outside
dies
BUKIT
MERTAJAM: A day before
she died, 21-year-old Adelina sat on the porch, too terrified to respond to
rescuers.
She only
glanced at them and shook her head. A black Rottweiler, tied on a leash beside
her, barked at the rescuers.
Neighbours
claimed the woman from Medan, Indonesia, had been forced to sleep with the
Rottweiler on the porch for over a month before she was found on Saturday.
Adelina died
yesterday at the hospital. The employer and her brother are being investigated
for murder.
Her rescuers
– assistants to Bukit Mertajam MP Steven Sim – went on Saturday to the
double-storey semi-detached house in Taman Kota Permai after being alerted by
a journalist.
One of them,
Por Cheng Han, 29, said neighbours told them that Adelina was abused for over a
month and made to sleep with the Rottweiler on the porch.
“We arrived
and saw her on the porch. She did not respond to us and just shook her head.
“We spoke to
the neighbours, who told us they often heard the employer scolding her loudly
from inside the house,” he said.
He said he
saw pus on what appeared to be burn marks on the maid’s legs.
“There was a
woman in her 60s at the house when we arrived,” said Por, saying that she
refused to send the maid to the hospital and told them to mind their own
business.
Instead, Por
said he was given the phone number of the woman’s daughter – the maid’s
employer – who denied abusing the woman and told them to wait for her to
return.
He said they
then contacted Tenaganita, an NGO dedicated to protecting migrants from abuse.
Por said
when the employer returned, she said that she had not mistreated the maid but
admitted to having slapped her in the past.
The employer
allegedly told him that she had bought a cleaning chemical after the maid
defecated in the kitchen’s drain hole and clogged it up.
“She claimed
that the maid had accidentally spilled the chemical on her legs and arms when pouring
this into the drain hole, causing chemical burns, and that despite being
provided with medication, she did not stop picking at her wounds, making them
worse,” said Por.
He said
before Tenaganita volunteers could arrive, the employer bundled Adelina into
her car and drove out of the house. He then called the police.
Central
Seberang Prai OCPD Asst Comm Nik Ros Azhan Nik Abdul Hamid said the 36-year-old
woman and her 39-year-old brother had been detained.
ACP Nik Ros
said Adelina, who came to work in Malaysia about two years ago, had a swollen
head and face, as well as injuries on her feet.
“Attempts to
record statements from her were unsuccessful as she was still in fear.
“We sent her
to Bukit Mertajam Hospital where she died,” he said.
The man and
woman have been remanded until Feb 14 for investigation under Section 302 of
the Penal Code for murder.
Ke mana
pergi jiran jiran employer tak berhati perut ini? Kenapa mereka sanggup menunggu
lihat sampai sebulan hingga seorang manusia dianiaya hingga mati? Siapakah
sebenarnya terrorist?
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