Kuwaiti employer sentenced to death for killing Filipino worker
A Kuwaiti employer is sentenced to death for being guilty of killing Filipino worker Jeanelyn Villavende, the Philippine Embassy in Kuwait announced.
In a statement, the Philippine Embassy in Kuwait said that the Kuwaiti Criminal Court on Wednesday (December 30) sentenced Villavende’s woman employer to death by hanging for torturing Villavende.
Her husband, meanwhile, was sentenced to four years of imprisonment for covering up and not reporting the crime.
The Philippine Embassy in Kuwait expressed its gratitude to the Kuwaiti Court for the decision and thanked all the officials who helped in seeking justice for Villavende.
“May the court’s decision on the Villavende murder case serve as a reminder to everyone that no Filipino is a slave to anyone, anywhere and everywhere, and that justice will always come to the defense of the weak and the oppressed,” the statement reads.
Villavende died on December 28, 2019 after her employer tortured her for weeks and killed her.
Due to the incident, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) issued a total ban on the deployment of workers in Kuwait. This was eventually lifted in January 2020 after charges were filed against the employers. AAC