Saudi Couple Arrested for Hammering Nails into Maid

A couple in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia have been arrested for hammering nails into one of their housemaids. The couple has not been identified. They are accused of holding down L.P. Ariyawathie, 49, and hammering 23 heated nails into her arms, legs and forehead.

Ariyawathie, who is from Sri Lanka, began working for the couple in March after the Sri Lankan Bureau of Foreign Employment registered her as a worker obtaining a position with a recognized job agency. The torture began after Ariyawathie complained of being overworked.

Doctors at Kamburupitiya Hospital in Sri Lanka successfully removed 18 nails from Ariyawathie last Friday. Six other nails remain in Ariyawathie’s body because removing them would risk damage to her nerves and arteries. Doctors say the remaining nails would not be harmful.

Sri Lankan officials met with Saudi diplomats on Friday to discuss the incident. "It was cruel treatment which should be roundly condemned," L.K. Ruhunuge of the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment told CNN.

Saudi Arabian authorities have not commented on the couple’s arrest.

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