The Civil Court of Appeal has upheld a preliminary ruling requiring an expatriate to pay KD 30,000 in temporary civil compensation to a maid for detaining and torturing her at his home in Mubarak Al-Kabeer Governorate. The case was represented by lawyer Mohammed Al-Ajmi, who argued for the maximum penalty against the defendant for crimes including torture, unlawful detention, and causing injury by burning the victim. The court justified the compensation as legal blood money, acknowledging the severe physical and emotional damages inflicted on the plaintiff, as well as the 25% permanent disability she sustained, which impaired her overall physical ability.
In her lawsuit, the plaintiff revealed that she had already secured a final criminal ruling against the defendant, sentencing him to three years and four months in prison with hard labor, followed by deportation after serving his sentence. The charges against him included assault and unlawful detention. The maid explained that after four years of working for the defendant, from 2021 to early 2022, she was transferred to his wife’s care. During this period, the defendant began subjecting her to physical abuse, beating her with his hands, wooden sticks, and aluminum rods, claiming that she was working too slowly.
She also described how the defendant restricted her freedom by locking her in her room and denying her food. Her suffering continued until she was eventually taken to the hospital, where she reported being detained and tortured. Medical examinations confirmed that she had suffered multiple injuries, including broken elbows, highlighting the severity of the abuse she endured. The court’s decision to uphold the compensation underscores the seriousness of the defendant’s actions and their lasting impact on the victim’s life.
