Maid raped and thrown from flat survives ordeal

SINGAPORE - In 2009, she was raped twice, dragged by her hair from room to room, poked and cut with a pair of scissors, strangled with raffia string and finally thrown out the window of a second storey flat.

The 26-year-old Indonesian maid survived the ordeal and will now testify in court against her alleged 42-year-old assailant.

The suspect, who is now 44, will not be named to protect the identity of the victim, who is now 29.

In the first day of the High Court trial yesterday, the prosecution said it would be calling 49 witnesses for the case including police officers, forensic scientists and the victim herself.