UPDATE: Baby dies after abuse by maid
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Dear LKVM and ksi,
After I read the news, I had tears in my eyes and heart.
I couldn’t go on with my lunch.
I left the office for a long walk.
Poor, poor baby:( -
RIP.. my friend told me of this... pathetic... this kind of people should not be allowed to take care of a child let alone be in society... :stupid:
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Maid arrested at job interview :x
KUALA LUMPUR - AN INDONESIAN maid who went on the run after being accused of murdering her Malaysian employer's baby son has been arrested after coolly lining up an interview for a new job, police said Friday.
Police have been hunting for the 25-year-old woman, from Java in Indonesia, after the 15-month-old boy died last week and a post-mortem examination indicated foul play.
She was arrested after approaching a family in suburban Kuala Lumpur asking for a job. They recognised her from her picture in the newspaper and alerted police, Ampang district police chief Abdul Jalil Hassan told AFP.
'She went to one of the houses, carrying a plastic bag with some clothes and was asking for a job,' Abdul Jalil said.
'She told the family that she ran away from her employer as she could no longer work with them.' 'The family noticed she looked similar to the suspect wanted by police in connection to the baby murder case and alerted us. We went to the house and detained the woman,' he said.
Malaysia is one of Asia's largest importers of labour and depends heavily on domestic workers, who come mainly from Indonesia. There are no laws governing their working conditions, and cases of abuse, non-payment and even murder of domestic workers are much more common than incidents of maids committing crimes. -- AFP
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Actually i was reading the news and i got angry with the parents.
It was said that the parents kindof suspected abuse of the kid before (when the kid fractured his leg and was sent to the doctor).
WHY DID THEY STILL ALLOW THE MAID TO CONTINUE TAKING CARE OF THE KID???! :x :x -
The only happy thing is that this is in MYS - they have far more severe penalties for these. if it were SG, I think the maid will cite temporary insanity, miss home etc and just get a few years’ worth of paid accomodation.
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vicki:
I thought the same too.Actually i was reading the news and i got angry with the parents.
It was said that the parents kindof suspected abuse of the kid before (when the kid fractured his leg and was sent to the doctor).
WHY DID THEY STILL ALLOW THE MAID TO CONTINUE TAKING CARE OF THE KID???! :x :x