The High Court here on Friday ordered the former employers of Indonesian maid Nirmala Bonat to pay her RM129,147.20 in damages for abusing and injuring her 10 years ago.
Judicial Commissioner Siti Khadijah S.Hassan Badjenid allowed the suit filed by Nirmala and also ordered Yim Pek Ha and her husbnd Hii Ik Ting, as the defendants, to pay RM10,000 in costs to the woman who came from Desa Tuapakas, Kota Kupang, Indonesia.
Siti Khadijah made the decision after Nirmala managed to prove her case against the defendants.
The sum of damages is for the injuries that Nirmala suffered on her breasts, back, arms, head, face, mouth and nose, besides the emotional stress.
The court, however, rejected Nirmala's application for compensation with regard to medical expenses incurred, loss of ability to earn income and for transport costs as the plaintif (Nirmala) failed to prove her case in these.
In her writtten judgment which was distributed to the press today, Siti Khadijah said Nirmala suffered a lot of pain from her physical injuries inflicted upon her which also caused her emotional strain.
"As a human being, anyone could imagine her pain when a hot iron was placed on both her breasts and her back," she said, adding that Nirmala did not receive treatment for her injuries but only took Panadol.
The judicial commissioner stated that Nirmala also had to endure embarrassment from pictures taken of injuries to her body including her intimate parts and which were made public.
Also present at the proceeding was Yim, who is now serving her 12-year jail sentence at Kajang Prison, and her husband. Both were represented by lawyers Chan Vy Sing and Lam Cheng Wun.
However, Nirmala who was represented by counsel M. Kavimani, was not present in court.
On Jan 28, 2010, Nirmala, 29, filed the suit against Yim, 46, and Hii, 48, for the injuries and pain she suffered while under their employment as a domestic maid at the couple's home in Villa Putera, Jalan Tun Dr Ismail, here, afer she was hired in September 2003.
Nirmala claimed that Hii failed to prevent his wife from physically abusing her and also failed to give her proper medical treatment for her injuries.
She claimed for general damages for pain and sufferings and special damages of over RM40,000 for loss of income, cost of medical treatment and other costs to be assessed by the court.
On Oct 1, 2012, the Court of Appeal upheld the High Court's decision of sentencing Yim to 12 years' jail after finding her guilty on three counts of injuring Nirmala.
Bernama
Fri Oct 31 2014
The sum of damages is for the injuries that Nirmala suffered on her breasts, back, arms, head, face, mouth and nose, besides the emotional stress.
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