Woman jailed for killing maid

DUBAI // A woman will spend 10 years in jail after being found guilty of beating her maid to death with a wooden stick and an electric cord.

The Emirati sponsor would regularly beat the maid in the months leading up to her death on December 28 last year.

The victim did not receive medical treatment for the multiple injuries she suffered, the Dubai Criminal Court heard.

A 19-year-old maid who also worked for the woman in December last year said she saw her beat the victim.

“She would punch her and kick her. I was sent to work in her sister’s house where I was beaten. Five days later, I asked her to take me back,” said the woman, who holds a Comoros Islands passport.

She said that upon her return she saw her boss beat the maid, pull her hair and shove her.

“I was then sent back to the sister’s home one more time and knew of the maid’s death later,” she said.

That victim suffered burns on her body. Human bite marks and several other injuries that had turned septic were also found.

The woman denied assaulting her maid. She was found guilty of assault leading to a person’s death and sentenced to 10 years in jail.