SEBERANG PERAI, Feb. 25 -- The police arrested a married couple last night for investigations into the alleged abuse of their domestic worker in Bukit Mertajam here.

Central Seberang Perai district police chief Asst Comm Shafee Samad said the couple, in their 50s and 60s, were arrested at a house in Jalan Perpaduan in Kampung Baru Bukit Mertajam based on information reported to the police.

"We received the tip off about a Cambodian domestic worker who was abused at about 9.30pm last night and a team went to the house to investigate," he said.

He said the Cambodian, in her 30s, was found lying on the floor in one of the rooms in the house.

"A physical examination of the domestic worker found several injuries on her face, burn scars on ...