Maid Rescued After Being Imprisoned On PJ Condo Balcony For 1 Week By Employer
The maid was only given a pillow and a mattress, and had to sleep in wet conditions whenever it rained.
By May Vin Ang — 11 Jun 2024, 11:28 AM
An Indonesian domestic helper was imprisoned by her employer on the balcony of a condominium unit in Petaling Jaya for a week
According to the New Straits Times, the 21-year-old maid was only given a pillow and a mattress, and had to sleep in wet conditions whenever it rained.
The woman's plight ended when she managed to write a note pleading for help and threw it down from the balcony.
A police team from the Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants (ATIPSOM) Division of the federal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) raided the Mutiara Damansara condominium on Sunday, 9 June.
CID assistant director SAC Soffian Santong said the woman was not given a room by the local family since she started working for them about a week ago
"The victim was not allowed to leave the balcony, which was locked from the inside, until she received orders to clean the home.
"She would only be allowed in the house between 5am and 11am to clean the home, and when that was done, she would be ordered back to the balcony, which would be locked by her employer," Soffian told Harian Metro.
He added that the victim was given food and drinks three times a day.
