HK cops interview ‘tortured’ Indonesian maid

In this photo released by Indonesian National Police, Erwiana Sulistyaningsih, left, an Indonesian maid who was allegedly tortured by her employer in Hong Kong, is interviewed by Hong Kong police investigators at a hospital where she is treated in Sragen, Central Java, Indonesia, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014. Hong Kong police officers arrived at the hospital Tuesday to interview Sulistyaningsih as Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono expressed his concern and anger over the alleged brutality. (AP Photo/Indonesian National Police)

SRAGEN (Indonesia): Hong Kong police interviewed an Indonesian maid allegedly tortured by her employer, who is now under arrest in the Chinese city, as Indonesia’s president phoned the domestic worker to express his sorrow at the “tragedy”.

It came a day after police in Hong Kong detained the 44-year-old wom­an accused of abusing Erwiana Sulistyaningsih, as she attempted to board a flight to Thailand at the city’s airport.