An Asian housemaid used a kitchen knife in assaulting her told employer and his daughter in Saudi Arabia, causing injuries to both of them.
The maid, in her 30s, chased the two in their house in the Northeastern town of Hafr Albatin and stabbed them before she was stopped by neighours.
Police arrested the maid while the man and his daughter were taken to hospital with stab wounds, the Arabic language daily ‘Sabq’ said.
It quoted police spokesman Colonel Ziad Al Rugaiti as saying the maid would be questioned about her motives.
The paper did not specify the age of the Saudi man and his daughter.