KLANG: A trader arrested in connection with the alleged abuse of an Indonesian maid has been remanded for seven days.

District police chief Asst Comm Mohamad Mat Yusop said the 35-year-old man would be remanded till Oct 28.

The victim is in stable condition at the Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital here.

On Tuesday, the Indonesian maid, with a wound on her leg as well as bruises on her arms and face, was rescued by police from a house in Taman Sentosa.

Mautik Hani, 36, from Surabaya was found in the toilet of the house following a tip-off.

The victim is believed to have worked in the house for the past two months and was locked in the toilet for two days before she was discovered.

The trader's 29-year-old wife was also arrested and is being remanded till Oct 27.

The suspect then surrendered to the police the following day.

Mautik did not have any valid travel documents when she was rescued. -The Star/Asia News Network