A Filipino maid was allegedly tied to a tree as punishment for leaving furniture outside in the sun.
The woman, named Lovely Acosta Baruelo, 26, had been working for a wealthy family in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for several months.
But she is said to have angered her employers after leaving a piece of expensive furniture outside in the heat, where it risked being faded by the sun.
A colleague, also from the Philippines, took pictures of the alleged punishment showing Lovely tied by her wrists and legs to a tree in the family’s garden on May 9.
The Middle Eastern family are understood to have carried out the act to show her the effects of staying outside in under the sun.
The Philippines Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said it was made aware of the situation and successfully helped the mother-of-two to return home.
