Kuwaiti woman sentenced to 15 yrs imprisonment for torturing her Filipino maid to death

KUWAIT CITY, May 27: The Court of Appeals has overturned the verdict of the lower court and sentenced a Kuwaiti woman to 15 years imprisonment with hard labor for torturing her Filipino maid to death, reports Al-Seyassah daily. The Criminal Court had earlier sentenced the woman to capital punishment by hanging. However, the Appeals Court upheld the verdict of the lower court which has sentenced the woman’s husband to four years imprisonment with hard labor for concealing the crime.