BEASTS - that is the best way to describe a family that watched as a man strung their maid to a ceiling fan.

Harian Metro reported that the maid, from Indonesia, was also beaten up and scalded with hot water by her businessman employer.

The slightly built maid, who is in her 20s, managed to escape from the house in Ampang Jaya early last Wednesday morning.

She was found walking in a daze near Kampung Melayu Ampang.

The maid was sent to the Indonesian Embassy and a police report was lodged.

She was later taken to Hospital Ampang and warded for two days.

The maid has since been released into the care of the Indonesian Embassy.

Quoting sources, the tabloid reported that police were looking for the businessman and his family.

Ampang Jaya deputy OCPD Supt Amiruddin Jamaluddin said the man's house was empty.

The family is believed to have run away soon after realising the maid had escaped.