Asian Maid Kills Her Saudi Woman Sponsor

Image Caption: An ambulance is parked outside a house in Makkah’s Al-Sharaie district where a maid killed her sponsor. — Okaz photo

By Badea Abu Al-Naja

MAKKAH — An Asian housemaid in her 30s killed her Saudi woman sponsor who was in her 50s stabbing her more than 10 times with a cleaver, said spokesman of Makkah Police Col. Atti Bin Attiyah Al-Qurashi.

He said the police station of Al-Sharaie district received information about the murder case and immediately dispatched members of the homicidal unit and forensic team to the crime scene.

After committing her crime, the Filipino maid escaped to the Grand Mosque and was caught in the mataf area, said spokesman of the Haram security forces Maj. Sameh Al-Sulami.

The victim was the wife of an academician. She had two sons and three daughters. She had two Filipino maids who were both arrested after the crime.

The police said bloodstains were found on the maid›s dress which she dumped outside the house before escaping.

After questioning, the maid will be handed over to the Bureau of Investigation and Public Prosecution (BIP) prior to sending her to court.

(Source: SaudiGazette.com.sa)