Missing Dead Baby Leads To Discovery Of 29 Maids Held As Sex Slave
The arrest of a man who allegedly dumped the body of a baby led police to a bigger discovery.
By Mei Mei Chu — 05 Jun 2014, 05:31 PM — Updated over 10 years ago
Police Investigating The Disappearance Of A Dead Baby Has Led To The Discovery Of A Syndicate Holding Maids As Sex Slaves
Police uncovered a syndicate holding foreign maids who were forced to work without pay and were targets of sexual abuse following the arrest of an agent who had allegedly dumped the body of a baby belonging to one of the maids, The Star reported today.
On 31 May, A 33-Year-Old Indonesian Woman Lodged A Report That Her 6-Month-Old Baby Boy Had Died And Had Gone Missing
Authorities first came to know about the case on May 31 after an Indonesian woman, who claimed to have been the suspect's employee for the last two years, lodged a report that her six-month old baby had died and was nowhere to be found.
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“She also alleged that the baby was conceived after she was raped by one of her employers last year," Selangor police chief Datuk Abdul Samah Mat was quoted as saying.
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“When the employer found out she was pregnant, he sent her back to the agent and she was forced to work for several other employers during her pregnancy,” he said yesterday. The 31-year-old woman gave birth to the baby on November 21 last year.
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Police Investigations Led Them To The Woman's Employer, A 44-Year-Old Foreign Maid Agent, Who Confessed To Dumping The Dead Baby
Police Investigations Led Them To The Woman's Employer, A 44-Year-Old Foreign Maid Agent Who Confessed To Dumping The Dead Baby.
Image via The StarThe police chief told Malaysian media that the detained agent confessed to dumping the dead baby's body, which was recovered near Genting Highlands. The decomposed remains have been sent for a post-mortem.
tnp.sgHe said the suspect claimed he had panicked when he found out about the dead baby and dumped it. “He has been remanded for a week to help in investigations.
thestar.com.myUpon The Suspect's Arrest, Police Discovered That He Has Been Holding 29 Foreign Maids And Using Them As His Sex Slaves
The arrest of a foreign maid agent for dumping the body of a baby has led to the discovery of a syndicate that has been holding foreign maids who were forced to work without any pay and were also sexually abused.
thestar.com.myPolice raided three houses in Kota Kemuning on Monday and detained 12 Indonesian women. He said the 12 women and the complainant, in their 20s and 30s, had all overstayed and did not have work permits.
thestar.com.myThe Maids Who Were Hired Out On A Part-Time Basis Claim That They Were Not Paid And Was Sexually Abused By The Suspect And His Clients
The women, who have no work permits, are hired out to employers on a part-time basis as maids and cleaners.
“The women claimed that they were not paid and subjected to sexual abuse by the agent and the other employers whom they had been hired out to,” The Star reported Abdul Samah as saying.
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Police Has Arrested The Suspect's Wife To Assist In Investigations
SDCP Abdul Samah said police raided another house in Kota Kemuning on Tuesday and arrested the agent’s wife to help with investigations.
thestar.com.myThe Shah Alam Magistrate’s Court had also issued a remand order to detain the couple for a week.
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The Detention Of The Couple Has Led Police To The Location Of The Decompsing Body Of The Baby In A Ravine Near Genting Highlands
The Detention Of The Couple Has Led Police To The Location Of The Decompsing Body Of The Baby In A Ravine Near Genting Highlands.
Image via The Star“The detention of the agent and his wife led police to the location where the decomposing body of the baby was found, near Genting Highlands, today,” he told Bernama when contacted.
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Ruslan said the suspect admitted that he had wrapped the body of the dead child and placed it inside a plastic bag before throwing it into the ravine.
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“The case has been classified as murder under Section 302 of the Penal Code,” he said, adding that the body of the infant has been taken to Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah for a post-mortem.