JEDDAH: Police have arrested an Indonesian maid who allegedly killed the baby of her employer by throwing the child from a window in Abha. She had been apprehended by security officials at the Expatriates Department in Jeddah because she was behaving suspiciously. She had claimed she was an illegal resident and wanted to be deported to her country. After being grilled by investigators she allegedly confessed to the crime. The baby's family had reported the death to the Abha police a few months ago, according to the police report. They also reported that their maid had run away. The security authorities in Abha had combed the entire city and found no trace of her. It was discovered she had fled to Jeddah. During the investigation, the maid had first claimed she had killed the baby because she had been abused by her employers. Later, however, she retracted the statement and said she had done so because she was depressed.
