tortured maid to have surgery to remove 24 nails from body

[Amby 490]

A Saudi couple tortured their Sri Lankan maid after she complained of a too heavy workload by hammering 24 nails into her hands, legs and forehead, officials said on Thursday.

Nearly 2 million Sri Lankans sought employment overseas last year and around 1.4 million, mostly maids, were employed in the Middle East. Many have complained of physical abuse or harassment.

L.T. Ariyawathi, a 49-year old mother of three, returned on Friday after five months in Saudi Arabia.

Her family only realized what had happened to her when she complained of pain and they took her to see the doctor, Foreign Employment Bureau officials said.

"The landlord and the wife of the landlord hammered 24 nails into her when she complained of the heavy workload," Kalyana Priya Ramanayake, media secretary of the Foreign Employment Bureau, told Reuters.

Ariyawathi has been taken to hospital for surgery to remove the nails, which according to the maid were hammered in when they were hot.

X-rays showed one- to two-inch nails in her hands and legs, with one over her eyes, officials said.

The Foreign Employment Bureau is consulting the Attorney-General while the Sri Lankan External Affairs Ministry is to take the matter up with the Saudi government, officials said.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,600270,00.html?test=latestnews

[Nagishkaw 510]

[trillium13 84]

Savages.

[Ban Hammer 13,340]

[Krikit 1,164]

I am SO wishing I did not read this.

[IncorrectPolitics 26]

This doesn't surprise me one bit, happens all of the time in Saudi Arabia. They like to abuse foreign workers for some reason. I could say a few other things about them but my post would get deleted Not long ago one of the kings daughters or nieces slapped her maid and pushed her down the stairs....I think it almost killed the poor maid.

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

Savages.

and how!

[Amby 490]

I forgot to post when I read it earlier, but on CNN they updated this story and said they have arrested the man and his wife for this

[mawilson 2,133]

I forgot to post when I read it earlier, but on CNN they updated this story and said they have arrested the man and his wife for this

Rest assured they will be harshly reprimanded and fined $100 for their actions.

Justice WILL be served, Saudi Arabia style!

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

Rest assured they will be harshly reprimanded and fined $100 for their actions.

Justice WILL be served, Saudi Arabia style!

I'm afraid it's much worse than that. I hear the couple was forced to trade their Benz in for a Volkswagen.

[Ban Hammer 13,340]

I'm afraid it's much worse than that. I hear the couple was forced to trade their Benz in for a Volkswagen.

savages!

[IncorrectPolitics 26]

savages!

Maybe madame will be forced to do her own cooking and cleaning!