I WOULD like to appeal to Malaysians to show compassion towards their maids. They are humans like us and should not be physically abused or harmed.

The punishment meted out by the court to Yim Pek Ha (”Housewife guilty of maid abuse” — NST, Nov 28) should be looked at as a warning to would-be abusers.

M.A., Sibu

Source: NST – December 3, 2008