RI maid jailed in KL: Reports

RI maid jailed in KL: Reports

MALAYSIA: An Indonesian housemaid has been arrested in Malaysia for allegedly serving her employer milk laced with pesticide after he scolded her for telephoning her boyfriend too often, newspapers reported on Friday.

The woman's friend -- another Indonesian maid who allegedly came up with the idea -- also was detained, the reports said. Both women are being detained for two weeks while police investigate the case in the island state of Penang, they said.

The 26-year-old woman is suspected of adding pesticide to the milk she served at breakfast on Wednesday, The Star newspaper said.

Penang District Police Chief Hamzah Mohamad Jamil said the maid had sought her friend's advice because she could not tolerate her employer's scolding, the newspaper said. No charges have been filed, but police are investigating the case as attempted murder, it said. -- AP