OFW in Kuwait attacked by drunk customers

A Filipino working as a receptionist in a spa in Kuwait was beaten and stabbed with a screwdriver by two drunk Kuwaitis after he refused to serve them.

According to a Tuesday report by Lala Roque for GMA News TV’s Quick Response Team, the three suspects became aggressive toward the Filipino receptionist, throwing money at his face and pulling him by the neck, when he refused to provide them service because they were drunk.

CCTV footage showed the overseas Filipino worker (OFW) and the Kuwaiti suspects in a scuffle, before the the latter left.

The suspects returned during the spa’s closing time with their faces covered and began stabbing the receptionist with a screwdriver, landing hits on his head, back, side, and other parts of his body.

The OFW managed to fight back despite his wounds.

He immediately went to the hospital for treatment and then reported the incident to the Kuwaiti police.

Charges have been filed against two of the three suspects. One Kuwaiti is yet to be identified.

The Philippine Embassy in Kuwait vowed to assist the injured OFW.

"Tayo sa embahada, we will get to the bottom of this case. We will help him find a lawyer, or help him file a case with a lawyer na ipagkakaloob sa kanya ng embahada. At sisiguraduhin natin na imo-monitor natin itong kasong ito para mabigyan siya ng karampatang hustisya," Vice Consul Adrian Audrey Baccay said. —Julia Ornedo/LDF, GMA News