Woman seeks justice after incapacitated following assault in the interior

Three years ago 57-year-old Leslyn Thompson decided to take up work in the interior as a cook but today, nursing a broken left arm as a result of a physical assault by her employer’s brother, she regrets the decision and has no intention to return.

The mother of one is now lamenting the fact that she is almost handicapped owing to the injury and the fact that the police are slow to act over the April 30 incident. She is also torn over the manner in which she was treated by her employer Vanessa De Costa, who she said did not even acknowledge the incident but instead paid her less than she was owed and did not assist her in leaving the area to seek medical attention.

Even as she recalled the incident that ultimately led to her being forced to leave the job, Thompson also spoke of a