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The Kuwaiti Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence
by hanging against a Filipino domestic helper for the
killing of her seven year old ward in January last year.
Foreign undersecretary for migrant workers affairs
Esteban Conejos Jr., said the government will take
appropriate 'diplomatic initiatives' to appeal the case
of Filipino worker May Vecina who was earlier convicted
for the murder of her employer's son and double
frustrated murder for the two other children of her
employer.
He said besides the murder of her seven year old ward,
Vecina was also convicted by a lower Kuwaiti court with
frustrated murder for slitting the throat of an 11-year
old son and 17-year old daughter of her employer in
Kuwait.
"We will take diplomatic initiatives. But right now I
don't want to be specific," said Conejos in a late
briefing at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on
Tuesday. He said the intervention could include an
appeal to the Kuwaiti emir to grant pardon to Vecina
that could save her from death sentence by hanging.
"We will not give up. We will continue all possible
legal means. We will not leave stones unturned," Conejos
said.
The 28-year old Filipina domestic worked for six months
in Kuwait until she had a conflict with her employer.
After the incident, Vecina jumped off from the second
floor of her employer's house leaving her injured.
Along with the children, she was also brought to the
local hospital.
The DFA estimates that there are around 70,000 Filipinos
in Kuwait, mostly working as domestic helps.
At the same time, Conejos said two Filipino workers who
just arrived in Dubai to report for work died in a
vehicular accident in the oil-rich country.
Conejos said the accident also left two other Filipino
workers seriously injured.
"They were picked up from the airport and along the way,
they met an accident. Their vehicle turned turtle,” he
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