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hubag bohol · « **on:** May 18, 2013, 08:18:28 AM »

By Julia Zappei | AFP News â€“ Fri, May 17, 2013

A woman reads advertisements for "maids wanted" outside a shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur, in 2011. A Malaysian court on Thursday sentenced a couple to 24 years in jail for starving their Cambodian maid to death, one of many such abuse cases straining ties between the country and its neighbours.

A court on Thursday sentenced a Malaysian couple to 24 years in jail for starving their Cambodian maid to death, one of many such abuse cases straining ties between the country and its neighbours.

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hubag bohol · « **Reply #1 on:** May 18, 2013, 08:19:07 AM »

Hardware store owners Soh Chew Tong, 44, and his wife Chin Chui Ling, 42, were found guilty of culpable homicide at a high court in the northern state of Penang, said prosecutor Tan Guat Cheng.

The prison term will run from the day of their arrest in April last year, shortly after their maid Mey Sichan was found dead by paramedics.

She weighed just 26 kilograms (57 pounds) and had bruises on her body.

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hubag bohol · « **Reply #2 on:** May 18, 2013, 08:20:25 AM »

Police said she died from acute gastritis and ulcers likely caused by lack of food over a long period. The 23-year-old had been working for the family for eight months.

High court judge Zamani Rahim was quoted by local media as saying the case had damaged Malaysia's image, scaring away other domestic workers. The evidence showed the maid was denied food over a long period, he said.

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hubag bohol · « **Reply #3 on:** May 18, 2013, 08:20:47 AM »

"In totality, the deceased did not receive enough food and had sustained injuries that were inflicted over time," Zamani said.

The couple initially were charged with murder, which carries the death penalty in Malaysia. But the charge was reduced to culpable homicide punishable by a maximum 30 years in jail, Tan said.

The couple's lawyer could not immediately be reached.

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hubag bohol · « **Reply #4 on:** May 18, 2013, 08:21:16 AM »

Cases of abuse of domestic workers, who come from poorer regional countries such as Indonesia and Cambodia, have frequently surfaced in Malaysia. It is heavily dependent on foreigners as domestic helpers as locals shun the work.

"It should be a lesson for all other employers. One of the violations that are increasing is deprivation of food... as a form of punishment. This is worrying," said Glorene Das, an official with migrant labour rights organisation Tenaganita.

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hubag bohol · « **Reply #5 on:** May 18, 2013, 08:23:24 AM »

Cases of abuse of domestic workers, who come from poorer regional countries such as Indonesia and Cambodia, have frequently surfaced in Malaysia. It is heavily dependent on foreigners as domestic helpers as locals shun the work.

Hmm, anothder brewing regional problem. Mora bitawg--generally lang ha--mas hambogero ning mga Malaysians kaysa ubang nationals sa Asean members states...

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