11 Year Old Maid Beat By Cricket Star
http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/10/asia/bangladesh-maid-abuse-child-labor/index.html
Mahfuza Akhter, 11 year old, was a former live-in maid for a Bangladesh cricket star. She claims that the star, Shahadas Hossian and his wife, physically abused her while working in their home. "They used to beat me with sticks, kitchen utensils, punch me, and scratch me. I would be slapped a lot," she said while pointing to a distinct scar on her face. Hossain and his wife are both in police custody and are charged with child repression and employing a minor. The lawyer claims that Hossian is innocent and that he wasn't home the day this happened. The wife was granted temporary bail on humanitarian grounds because she has a young baby. Mahfuza, also known as Happy, says that she was sent to work in the couple's home by her grandmother. She claimed that her and her family needed the money. She claims that she was locked in their home and forced to sleep in the bathroom. "They wouldn't give me proper food. They'd usually give me leftovers or food that had gone bad," she said. She was looking for a chance to escape, she would rather of lived on the streets than live in the home. She took a chance when the couple's other servant opened the door.
First off, I think that this was very wrong in the first place. An 11 year old child shouldn't be working. There are laws against that kind of thing. She was a little girl, she didn't deserve to be working. She had other family members, they should have gotten a job first. The only job that a child should do is scooping snow or raking leaves for like $10 or so. It's not fair for a child to go to work everyday like adults. Secondly, I think that this couple should go to prison. I also think that they should lose custody of their baby. They obviously don't know how to treat a child, so they shouldn't have one of their own. That's just my opinion. I'm glad that this girl got away and finally got taken care of. I feel sorry for her.
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