Employer pours boiling water on Filipina maid

A woman in Saudi Arabia reportedly threw boiling water on her Filipina maid leaving her with severe burns.

The 23-year-old household service worker, from Pikit, North Cotabato, suffered burns to her back and legs after being doused with the scorching liquid in the incident in Riyadh on 4 May, ABS-CBN News reported.

Photos of Fatma (name changed), were posted by her cousin on Facebook on Saturday in an appeal for help.

According to ABS-CBN, the mother of her male employer became angry after she did not immediately bring her coffee. In her anger, she emptied a flask of boiling water on the maid.

Fatma was not taken to hospital for several hours.

Once in the hospital she secretly got a nurse to inform her family.

A cousin took the images and posted them online with a message saying: “This is my cousin, who works as a domestic helper in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. A female Saudi employer poured boiling water on her. She has only been in Riyadh for two months."

She was helped by this cousin during a further trip to the hospital.

Fatma has now been taken under the wing of the Philippine Embassy.

A representative from the Department of Social Welfare and Development said they are providing her with medical treatment and other necessities.

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