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Restaurant owner allegedly threatens to kill ex-worker
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Posted on Aug 27 2005
A restaurant owner allegedly threatened to kill a female worker whom he owes back wages, warning her not to file a complaint with the Department of Labor.
Police said the trader, 32-year-old Song Kai, and his girlfriend, Jing Hua He, physically assaulted Jin Hua Qian in Garapan sometime in July.
The Attorney General’s Office charged Song with assault and battery and assault at the Superior Court Thursday. No charges have been filed yet against Jing.
In an affidavit submitted to court, police detective Patrick Earl Maanao said the couple beat the victim up when they saw her at the Moonlight store in Garapan.
When the victim attempted to use the telephone to call for help, Song allegedly grabbed and broke it. Song’s girlfriend allegedly punched the victim in the back, scratched her face and arms, and pulled her hair. Song then punched the victim on her right chest, according to police.
When the victim fell to the ground, police said Song threatened the victim’s life by saying, “Go ahead and complain, I’ll kill you and Yang Yang.”
Police said the victim had moved to a friend’s house after Song threatened her life when she refused to leave his company. Song allegedly said he would kill the victim if she files a complaint for unpaid wages with the Labor Department.
The detective learned that, as early as September 2004, Song advised the worker that his restaurant business was losing. The worker, however, continued with her job until she went on vacation for the Chinese New Year sometime last February.
Police said that, when the worker returned to Saipan after her vacation, she resumed work without getting paid. Months later, Song allegedly told her not to complain against him at the Labor Department and promised her money to help her find another employer. The worker, however, disagreed, and Song allegedly threatened her.
