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Nov 26, 2010
Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian police have detained a man and his wife for allegedly beating and whipping their Cambodian maid for almost a year, a newspaper reported Friday.
The unnamed couple, aged 42 and 43, were arrested late Wednesday, a day after the maid ran away from their Kuala Lumpur home and sought help from a neighbour to alert the police, said district acting police chief Abdul Rahim Hamzah Othman.
The 25-year-old maid, who has been working for the couple for slightly over a year, told police she had been abused since January, he said.
'Initial investigations revealed that the couple used a stick and wire to beat the maid,' Abdul Rahim was quoted as saying by the Star newspaper.
He said the alleged victim had bruises on her hands, feet and body, adding that she received treatment at the hospital and was now staying at the employment agency pending investigations.
Police said the maid's employers are likely to be charged with causing injuries with a weapon.
Malaysia is home to more than 320,000 foreign domestic workers, mostly from Indonesia and the Philippines but with a growing number from its less-affluent neighbours Cambodia, Myanmar and Vietnam.
Rights groups say the maids lack protection under labour laws and claim that every year, hundreds of maids lodge complaints against their employers, ranging from physical abuse to nonpayment of salaries.
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