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| Maids death: Murder charge |
| 2009-10-31 |
| [Straits Times] A MALAYSIAN man faces the death sentence after being charged with the murder of his Indonesian maid who was severely beaten and locked in a toilet, officials said on Friday. 36-year-old Mautik Hani from Surabaya died from her injuries in hospital, a week after being rescued. Her employer, 35-year-old market vendor A. Murugan, his wife and mother were arrested but only Murugan was brought to court on Friday to face a murder charge. 'The investigation showed he had subjected her to a lot of abuse and there were many injuries on her body,' prosecutor Manoj Kurup told AFP, adding that Murugan faces death by hanging if convicted. 'We are not charging the wife and the mother,' he added, but declined to say why or give further details. Ms Hani was discovered at her employers' home last week, found by another Indonesian cleaner hired to replace her who noticed a foul smell coming from a locked bathroom. Police said when she was found, her arms and legs were bound and she had bruises all over her body. Among her injuries was a serious wound to her right leg through which the bone could be seen. Local papers reported Ms Hani had been abused by her employers almost daily during the two months she worked at their home. |
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