Filipino domestic helper made up claims of indecent assault against employer because she needed reason to leave without being fired, defence says
- Defence for Lau Sui-wo says helper was angry because her employer had scolded her and made two complaints to agency about her work
- Kowloon City Court had earlier heard Lau had made obscene gestures and groped domestic helper
Defence counsel for clerk Lau Sui-wo, 45, on Wednesday said the 43-year-old helper, identified as X, was determined to frame Lau because he had scolded her over poor work and she needed a good reason to leave, having been fired from her previous job.
The helper maintained: “I did not fabricate anything.”
Lau has pleaded not guilty to five counts of indecent assault.
On Wednesday, prosecutors added an additional count of indecent assault, to which Lau also pleaded not guilty, after hearing X’s testimony on the first day of trial.
You were determined to fabricate these allegations … because you needed a good reason to leave your current position
X told Kowloon City Court Lau had exposed himself, masturbated in front of her, touched her breasts, grabbed her buttocks and rubbed himself against her in a series of assaults at her workplace from July 31 to August 5 last year.