Top court upholds maid’s death penalty - Kuwait; Capital Punishment/Worker/Philippines
4/4/08
A Kuwaiti appeals court upheld on Tuesday the death sentence for a Filipina housemaid, convicted of killing her employer’s seven-year-old son, the woman’s lawyer said. Attorney Faisal Al Mattar said the ruling of the Cassation Court, the country’s highest appeals point, was final.The ruling did not have an explanation, but the lawyer said it routinely takes weeks for the tribunal to make the explanation available.