Hong Kong woman jailed for abusing Indonesian maid Erwiana admits life behind bars is ‘hell’ and still insists she was framed
Speaking from behind bars, Law Wan-tung, 44, says her family has collapsed, she can’t sleep or eat well, and she cries constantly
The woman jailed for abusing Indonesian domestic helper Erwiana Sulistyaningsih has accused the worker of plunging her into “hell”, while describing her own plight in jail and insisting she was framed.
“I feel like I am in hell. I have been yelled at, and people are treating me as if I am a bad person,” said Law Wan-tung, 44. “I feel wronged. I am afraid, sad and frustrated, but I don’t know what I can do.”
“Since I have been here, I miss my family and I am worried that no one is looking after my children. I don’t sleep and eat well. I always cry,” she added.
Law’s remarks were made to Next Magazine through family members who visited her at the Lo Wu Correctional Institution last week. Her claims were flatly denied by the city’s largest domestic helper group, who said Law was being “delusional”.
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Law was convicted on 18 of 20 charges brought in December 2014, eight of which were for assault and criminal intimidation of Erwiana and another Indonesian maid she had employed, Tutik Lestari Ningsih. She is serving a six-year sentence.
“I have been in jail for a year. My family has collapsed. I can’t live with my family and take care of my husband and children. I have lost my freedom. The outside world said I am a demon, a female devil, but I am just a regular housewife,” she said.