Lankan maid hangs herself in Dubai
May 22, 2011 10:53 am
A Sri Lankan maid has reportedly committed suicide in Dubai by handing herself. She had stated on several occasions that she cannot stay in that country anymore, the husband of the maid speaking to Ada Derana said .
However, we were unable to bring her back due to a shortage in money, he stressed.
He also mentioned that another woman who had worker with his wife in the same residence in Dubai had recently returned to Sri Lanka “however, we have not received even a phone call from her so far.”
Therefore there is some suspicion in her death, the maid’s husband revealed.
Meanwhile the mother of maid, a resident of the Mundalama area, said that a sum of Rs.500,000 has been requested for the return of her body to her home country.
When Ada Derana queried the Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau in this regard its Chairman, Kingsly Ranawaka said that the Bureau has received a complaint regarding the incident and that instructions have already been given to look into the matter and take necessary steps.
However, we were unable to bring her back due to a shortage in money, he stressed.
He also mentioned that another woman who had worker with his wife in the same residence in Dubai had recently returned to Sri Lanka “however, we have not received even a phone call from her so far.”
Therefore there is some suspicion in her death, the maid’s husband revealed.
Meanwhile the mother of maid, a resident of the Mundalama area, said that a sum of Rs.500,000 has been requested for the return of her body to her home country.
When Ada Derana queried the Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau in this regard its Chairman, Kingsly Ranawaka said that the Bureau has received a complaint regarding the incident and that instructions have already been given to look into the matter and take necessary steps.
