An elderly woman was arrested by police on Thursday night after a video surfaced on social media showing her slapping and threatening to kill her Indonesian domestic worker.
The 79-year-old employer surnamed Pang lives in Grand View Garden in Wong Tai Sin in Kowloon, Apple Daily reported, adding that her son works in China and only visits Pang once a week.
Pang’s son hired the 35-year-old Indonesian last year to take care of her.
The domestic worker told Apple Daily that she was attacked – allegedly for the third time – on Wednesday. She had told Pang’s son his mother had assaulted her but he allegedly asked her to forgive Pang.
But Oriental Daily said Pang’s son did not believe the previous assaults had occurred, so the domestic worker wanted evidence, which led to the maid taking the live streaming video.
The domestic worker had asked for assistance from the Indonesian Consulate General in Hong Kong and relevant domestic worker groups.
In the 12-minute Facebook Live video, the employer and the domestic worker can be heard having a conservation in Cantonese.
Early in the video the helper is heard saying, “You always come in like this for small things.” Then, the employer is heard asking the worker, “Did I treat you very bad? You tell me, you ask your conscience.”
The domestic worker rejected this, saying she was aggravated by small things.
Then the employer blamed the maid for making her lose her temper, saying she had never hired a domestic worker as bad as her.
At one point, the worker speaks in Indonesian and the employer asks, “Why don’t you speak Cantonese? Why are you speaking this other language? I don’t understand….What are you saying about me? You’re so evil…. speak my language.. use Chinese.
“No wonder some people hit their maids, I’ve never had anyone make me as angry as you do.”
The employer is then seen smacking the helper in the face, mouth and thighs, then threatens to kill the Indonesian.
The worker replies in Cantonese, “Kill me then.”
According to Time News International, the worker is heard repeatedly saying in Bahasa (Indonesian): “Oh God, I’m being smacked. I don’t accept her speaking that way to me.”
At one point, she quietly calls her employer a “dog” in her native tongue as she is being beaten.
Police arrested the employer for allegedly common assault and criminal intimidation.
The employer was released on bail pending further investigation by police from Wong Tai Sin station.
Sometimes we need to see two ways too..the maid was taking the video and trying to make the employer mad.
good for you old woman.you better enjoy your your life in jail where you will be treat like a queen of evilness.
Ika Fitri i agree she’s old woman already with high temper… but the son who’s sign the contract I think he’s matured and he can decide anytime to terminate the contract..or maybe he’s scared hehehe..
This family must be ban from hiring helper. Iwill check the employer`s name and file.
Yes thats right,my biss also is an evil she scolded me for nothing but if she hurt,i will call a police
If your monther did same then will you send her to hail ? Please do Forgive her (old woman ). She is already old
Sana hnd nya sinasagot2 ang mtanda
Hong Kong government needs to make the abuse of domestic helper a serious crime with long prison sentences and abolish the stupid live in rule!!
But unfortunately not all employers have a great Idea/Think as You.
We are legal domestic helper, you don’t have the right to hurt .We are not slave.
That is right, hongkong justice prevails. We are also human, we are not slaves. Without us they cannot do the household chires
put her in jail, she’ll have helpers there, 3 hots and a cot
Send her in jail the old woman doesn’t deserve any helper.
Better to send her to home 4 the aged!! Or be herself!! She still can managed!! look she’s strong to slap !!
If you’re not happy to you helper service you don’t need to hurt your helper just terminate the contract and get the new helper done..
Bring that old woman in jail…lots of elderly here in hongkong specially if from mainland china are rude and have bad attitude towards their helper they treated a helper as their slave..now she deserve to be in jail
Very good evil people
Go to jail…..u deserve it
Jail that old women forever
serves her right.. this old woman doesnt need a helper.