Russian arrested over assault claim

A RUSSIAN businessman was arrested yesterday in connection with an alleged assault on his Filipina maid.

Vadim Smelianski was arrested on suspicion of assaulting his maid Marietta Gantalou.

Gantalou, 29, had filed an official complaint on Thursday morning saying Smelianski had assaulted her late on Wednesday at his home.

Gantalou said that during a row over washing dishes, her employers dragged her into the kitchen, and she fell and hit her head on the floor.

With blood streaming from the left side of her head, she said she was forced to continue working.

The following morning she fled the family home and lodged an official complaint with police.

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