‘Tortured’ maid says she’ll give evidence
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An Indonesian maid has welcomed the arrest of the former Hong Kong employer accused of torturing her, saying she is willing to return to the city to testify in a case that sparked angry protests.
The ex-employer, a Hong Kong mother-of-two, was charged with assaulting Erwiana Sulistyaningsih and two other Indonesian maids, after thousands of domestic workers marched in the city to call for justice.
“I’m happy. I had hoped the employer would be arrested,” 23-year-old Sulistyaningsih told Hong Kong-based Cable Television yesterday.
Law Wan-tung, 44, is accused of causing grievous bodily harm to Sulistyaningsih, who is now undergoing hospital treatment in her home country.
Law was also charged with common assault and four counts of criminal intimidation — charges related either to Sulistyaningsih or to two previous Indonesian domestic helpers.
Prosecutors allege that Law turned household items such as a mop, a ruler and a clothes hanger into “weapons” used against Sulistyaningsih.
“If I get better, I will go back to Hong Kong,” Sulistyaningsih said from her hospital bed.
While Sulistyaningsih’s situation has improved and she is now able to sit up, she remains bedridden and still suffers from headaches and dizziness.
One of her doctors said she was unable to walk following the mistreatment, which included having her head smashed repeatedly against a wall. She left Hong Kong this month after an alleged eight months of abuse.
Her story sparked international concern over the rights of domestic helpers in the city, with thousands marching on Sunday to demand justice for abused maids.
In September, a Hong Kong couple were jailed for beating their Indonesian domestic helper, including burning her with an iron and hitting her with a bicycle chain.
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