Hong Kong boss jailed for torturing domestic helper Erwiana back in court to face another Indonesian abuse victim
Tutik Lestari Ningsih seeks HK$170,000 in damages from local beautician Law Wan-tung over abuse she suffered back in 2010 and 2011
The Hong Kong employer jailed for torturing Erwiana Sulistyaningsih returned to court on Friday to face another domestic helper she abused, with the plaintiff demanding HK$170,000 in damages for assault and 346 days she was held captive.
Indonesian Tutik Lestari Ningsih initiated civil proceedings against Law Wan-tung in the District Court back in 2015, shortly after the same court found the Hong Kong beautician guilty in a criminal trial of assaulting and intimidating her.
Tutik’s ordeal took place prior to the abuse of Erwiana, whose case shocked the city in 2014 when the domestic helper revealed she had been subjected to seven months of abuse at the hands of Law.
The shocking trial over Erwiana’s case ended with Law being jailed for six years, as well as a successful civil claim for HK$809,430 (US$103,480) in damages last year.
Back in the District Court on Friday, Tutik recounted how she had been assaulted and imprisoned in Law’s Tai Kok Tsui flat during her time employed by her from April 19, 2010 to March 30, 2011.
