Doctor: Saudi Family Hammered Nails Into Sri Lankan Maid

AOL News ^ | August 25, 2010 | Dana Kennedy

[rightwingintelligentsia]

(Aug. 25) -- A 50-year-old Sri Lankan woman who worked as a maid for a large family in Saudi Arabia for five months was allegedly tortured by some of the family members hammering nails into her body, doctors said.

The woman, who flew back to Colombo, Sri Lanka, from Riyadh on Saturday night, was brought to the hospital by her concerned children Monday. X-rays showed there were 23 nails embedded in her body.

"Some of the nails were 2 inches long," Dr. Prabath Gajadeera of Kamburupitiya Base Hospital told AOL News today. "Most of the nails were embedded in her arms and legs. She didn't even realize how many were in there."

Gajadeera said the woman told doctors that the Saudi family allegedly tortured her with nails and threatened her life with knives during her employment with them.

[afraidfortherepublic]

When you're holding a hammer, everything looks like a nail

Great song!

[McLynnan]

Oh those whacky Muslims! I’m sure there is some sort of Koran directive for this.

[driftdiver]

You’re doing a disservice to pigs.

[Rebelbase]

The Saudi version of the kid’s song starts with:

If I had a hammer
I’d pound nails in the Maid......

[TigersEye]

The Saudis. America’s allies in the War on Terror. /s

[TigersEye]

“The nails were apparently not detected by airport security devices, Gajadeera said.”

"But we do have a great pic of her naked body we're passing around the airport lounge!"

[Rebelbase]

I hope one day the abusive believers of the false prophet enjoy the receiving end of attacking feral hogs and wild black dogs.

[Americanexpat]

It is not just Saudi that this happens, they had similar cases when I was working in Kuwait. Lots of maids jumped from high rise apartments in apparent acts of suicide that were not suicides. Another case in Saudi when I was in Kuwait was the wife pouring draino down a maids throat for drinking a glass of milk without asking permission. Most countries like the Philippines did not press the issue much because they needed the money these people sent home to their families.

[A. Morgan]

Hey, you. :)))

[UCFRoadWarrior]

Saudi Arabia just really another Third World s-hole. Bunch of Islamic Barbarians

[GraceG]

Liberal Response: At least they didn’t use acid.....

[rightwingintelligentsia]

Hello, there.

[gathersnomoss]

Yeah, let’s keep buying oil from these desert rats. That’s the ticket!

[Chickensoup]

Because it is not our oil and because we have plenty here.

[gathersnomoss]

So, what is the point?

[peeps36]

They were practicing for their future wives and daughters. These people are really sick in the head.

[Eddie01]

I’m speechless.

Was this reported on CNN? /s

[Red in Blue PA]

If only everyone had the 2A.....why do I not think this would have happened if the paying field was leveled?

[dfwgator]

Interviewer: But the police have film of Dinsdale actually nailing your head to the floor.

Stig: (pause) Oh yeah, he did that.

Interviewer: Why?

Stig: Well he had to, didn’t he? I mean there was nothing else he could do, be fair. I had transgressed the unwritten law.

Interviewer: What had you done?

Stig: Er... well he didn’t tell me that, but he gave me his word that it was the case, and that’s good enough for me with old Dinsy. I mean, he didn’t *want* to nail my head to the floor. I had to insist. He wanted to let me off. He’d do anything for you, Dinsdale would.

[GOPJ]

"I had to work from dawn to dusk. I hardly slept. They beat me and threatened to kill me and hide my body." She said she flew back to Sri Lanka at her own expense.

She earned the $12 a week they probably paid her... Funny how these types of stories don't get reported in Saudi Arabia... we only hear about them when the person escapes... I mean ... leaves.