Indonesian maid Erwiana Sulistyaningsih sits on the bed in her family house, in Kawis village, eastern Java island, on April 25, 2014, following her succesful recovery after having been allegedly tortured by her Hong Kong employer.
Hong Kong:
A Hong Kong woman who allegedly tortured her Indonesian domestic helper in a case which sparked international concern is facing new charges relating to unpaid wages and owed holidays, a court heard Tuesday.
Law Wan-tung, a 44-year-old mother-of-two, was arrested in January for seriously wounding Erwiana Sulistyaningsih, her former domestic helper. (Hong Kong police interview 'tortured' Indonesian maid)
Sulistyaningsih said she suffered months of severe abuse in a high-profile case which has renewed worries over the treatment of domestic helpers in the southern Chinese city and sparked angry protests.
Time magazine on Friday named Sulistyaningsih as one of the world's 100 most influential people, hailing her bravery in speaking out against her ex-employer. ('Tortured' Indonesian maid listed on Time's top 100)
Twenty-five new summonses were read out during a hearing Tuesday at which a presiding magistrate agreed with prosecutors that the case should be transferred to a higher court.
The summonses referred to various periods when Law failed to grant Sulistyaningsih a total of 16 days leave, as well as unpaid wages amounting to about HK$28,000 ($3,611), a department of justice spokeswoman told AFP.
The case was adjourned until May 20. Law remained silent throughout except when she told the magistrate she understood the new charges.
She is accused of causing Sulistyaningsih grievous bodily harm, and is also charged with assault causing actual bodily harm, common assault and four counts of criminal intimidation -- charges related either to Sulistyaningsih or to her treatment of her two previous Indonesian domestic helpers.
Prosecutors have said she turned household items such as a mop, a ruler and a clothes hanger into "weapons" against her maids.
After Sulistyaningsih's ordeal was exposed, local migrant groups held protests calling for justice for abused maids.
Law Wan-tung, a 44-year-old mother-of-two, was arrested in January for seriously wounding Erwiana Sulistyaningsih, her former domestic helper. (Hong Kong police interview 'tortured' Indonesian maid)
Sulistyaningsih said she suffered months of severe abuse in a high-profile case which has renewed worries over the treatment of domestic helpers in the southern Chinese city and sparked angry protests.
Time magazine on Friday named Sulistyaningsih as one of the world's 100 most influential people, hailing her bravery in speaking out against her ex-employer. ('Tortured' Indonesian maid listed on Time's top 100)
Twenty-five new summonses were read out during a hearing Tuesday at which a presiding magistrate agreed with prosecutors that the case should be transferred to a higher court.
The summonses referred to various periods when Law failed to grant Sulistyaningsih a total of 16 days leave, as well as unpaid wages amounting to about HK$28,000 ($3,611), a department of justice spokeswoman told AFP.
The case was adjourned until May 20. Law remained silent throughout except when she told the magistrate she understood the new charges.
She is accused of causing Sulistyaningsih grievous bodily harm, and is also charged with assault causing actual bodily harm, common assault and four counts of criminal intimidation -- charges related either to Sulistyaningsih or to her treatment of her two previous Indonesian domestic helpers.
Prosecutors have said she turned household items such as a mop, a ruler and a clothes hanger into "weapons" against her maids.
After Sulistyaningsih's ordeal was exposed, local migrant groups held protests calling for justice for abused maids.
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