Hong Kong couple jailed for torturing maid who was 'forced to wear diaper'


  • World
  • Wednesday, 18 Sep 2013

Catherine Au Yuk-shan (L), 41, a public hospital assistant, is escorted by a Hong Kong Correctional Services Department officer inside a van leaving Wanchai District Court for jail, in Hong Kong September 18, 2013. REUTERS/Stringer

HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Hong Kong couple were jailed on Wednesday for torturing, beating and abusing their Indonesian maid, who said they once dressed her in a diaper and tied her to a chair for five days while they went on holiday.

Tai Chi-wai, 42, an electric appliance salesman, was jailed for three years and three months and his wife, Catherine Au Yuk-shan, 41, a public hospital assistant, got five-and-a-half years after being found guilty of a total of eight charges, including assault and wounding with intent.

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