L.T. Ariyawathi, a 49 year old mother of 3 children from Sri Lanka, decided to become a maid in Saudi Arabia 5 months ago. It was surely the worst decision she has ever made.

Ariyawathi, was working as a maid to a Saudi Arabian couple, who as a form of torture and punishment would force 2 – 5 inch nails into her body. She was hardly permitted to even sleep. When she would complain, the landlord would take a nail, heat it up, and push it through her skin.

Ariyawathi said, “I had to work from dawn to dusk. I hardly slept. They beat me and threatened to kill me and hide my body. They were really devils with no mercy at all.”

There are currently over 1.8 million Sri Lankans working in other countries, many of whom are women (Over 70%). Employment in Sri Lanka is very hard to come buy, so men and women elect to try and find jobs abroad. Unfortunately for many of them, they run into cruel and inhumane conditions like this.

An investigation has been launched into this heinous crime.