A maltreated Ethiopian housemaid in Lebanon committed suicide

By Oliver Holmes, Reuters
BEIRUT — An Ethiopian housemaid in Lebanon committed suicide on Wednesday, Ethiopia's consul general said, a week after video footage of her being dragged along the streets by a man and forced into a car sparked national outrage.

"I went to the hospital today and they said that she hanged herself at 6 o'clock this morning,"

Asaminew Debelie Bonssa told Reuters, adding that the maid, Alem Dechasa, had been taken to hospital in order to recover from her forcible abduction. Read more....