Sarah Balabagan
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About
Filipino woman who was imprisoned in the United Arab Emirates for the 1994 stabbing death of her employer, Almas Mohammed al-Baloushi. She claimed he tried to rape her and she acted in self-defense.
Before Fame
At 14, she moved to the UAE to work as a domestic helper for a widower with four sons.
Trivia
At her third trial, she was sentenced to a year's imprisonment and 100 strokes of the cane. She returned to the Philippines in 1996.
Family Life
She grew up in a poor family. She had 13 siblings.
Associated With
In 1997, her story was made into a film titled The Sarah Balabagan Story, starring Vina Morales.
