Yangon (AFP) -A Myanmar widow who threw boiling water on a 14-year-old servant leaving her with horrific burns has been jailed for seven years, a rare flicker of justice for the country’s legion of child domestic workers.
Aye Aye Soe was arrested late last year for pouring two flasks of boiling water on the girl -- one for each orange she was accused of stealing.
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