OFW Who Died In Saudi Arabia; Possible Victim Of Maltreatment?


An OFW died in Saudi Arabia due to stroke but her family is skeptical about it . The reason— the bruises all over her body.
The remains of Ana Fe Velasco Bania ,38, who died on September 29 arrived  to the Philippines from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia last Thursday.
Bania left to work in Saudi Arabia last year. Her contract is supposed to end this coming December and she was determined to come back stay in the country for good.
The cause of death stated on her death certificate was stroke or acute cerebrovascular accident but her family is doubtful on the real cause of her demise.

Ngunit duda ang pamilya ni Bania sa dahilan ng pagkamatay niya.
Her husband, Ferdinand received a video on October 4 from Bania’s friend where the OFW was crying and asking for help. In the said video, Bania said that she was sick and her employer was hurting her.
Francia Velasco, the dead OFW’s mother  also said that there is a possibility that Bania was being maltreated as they found bruises in her body, particularly on her knees and sides of her torso when they saw her remains at the mortuary.
Velasco narrates that her original employer was good to her, until September 23, her employer’s friend “borrowed” to work for him/her  only for 3 days but six days has passed but the OFW hasn’t returned yet. Her original employer looked for her until they found her at the hospital—dead.
The family of the OFW count on OWWA and other concerned government agencies to find justice for the death of their loved one.
Source: ABS-CBN News

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