A young maid working for a prominent Lebanese family has claimed she jumped off a second-floor balcony in a desperate bid to escape months of physical abuse.

The 20-year-old broke both her legs in the escape attempt on March 11 and recounted claims of her horrifying ordeal in a video posted online.

'They beat me with an electric cable, dragged me around the room by my hair, and smashed my head into walls,' she said.

Lensa Lelisa, 20, recounted claims of her horrifying ordeal in a video, saying she was beaten with an electric cable, dragged around the room by her hair, and her head smashed into walls

Ms Lelisa arrived in Beirut from Ethiopia in July to work for fashion designer Eleanore Ajami's (pictured) family

Lensa Lelisa's aunt filmed her talking about her alleged abuse as she recovered in Serhal Hospital outside Beirut on March 19.

Ms Lelisa arrived in Beirut from Ethiopia in July to work for fashion designer Eleanore Ajami's family, including her adult children Alexis, Crystel and Joe Khalil.

Ms Ajami runs the fashion label Eleanore Couture, which boasts a host of international celebrities as customers.

Ms Lelisa was sent back to her employer on Monday.

The young woman claimed she was beaten on a daily basis by all four family members and wasn't allowed to leave the house for any reason.

'Every hour there was some form of torture and I couldn't do anything to save myself,' she said.

The young woman claimed she was beaten on a daily basis by all four family members including Crystel Khalil (pictured) and wasn't allowed to leave the house for any reason

Ms Lelisa alleged Joe Khalil (left) often dragged her by her hair, would push his fingers into her eyes, and she was also abused by his sister Alexis (right)

Ms Lelisa alleged Joe Khalil often dragged her by her hair, would push his fingers into her eyes, and along with his sister Crystel would attack her with scissors.

After Joe threatened to hurt her if she didn't do enough sewing while he was out playing sport, she decided to escape along with another Ethiopian maid.

The frightened girl jumped first and broke both her legs on impact, forcing the other maid to abandon her escape plan.

'I thank god that I didn't die and that I'm ok,' she said in the video.

'I have experienced a lot of abuse but nobody sees me and nobody helps me. If we talk about our problems they will hurt us even more.'

The young woman is one of 100,000 Ethiopians employed as domestic workers in Lebanon through the controversial Kafala system.

Workers usually have their passports confiscated and are essentially indentured to their employer who controls their visa.

Ms Lelisa arrived in Beirut from Ethiopia in July to work for fashion designer Eleanore Ajami's family, including her adult children Alexis (pictured), Crystel and Joe Khalil

After Joe (right) threatened to hurt her if she didn't do enough sewing while he was out playing sport, she decided to escape along with another Ethiopian maid

Ms Lelisa told Lebanon's Internal Security Force she 'fell down while she was cleaning', according to the Ethiopian Embassy.

However, a source close to the family who spoke for her aunt who doesn't speak much English said she didn't tell investigators her story out of fear.

'[Her aunt] spoke to her after and [Ms Lelisa] said she had said this because her boss threatened to kill her,' they told MailOnline.

'Her family are very worried about her and anxious to see her.'

They said the girl was later interviewed by Catholic aid organisation Caritas, but she was again unable to speak up because Ms Ajami was present.

Ms Lelisa's aunt has had no contact with her since the video was shot and she was not able to speak with her family for four months after she started work.

The young woman is one of 100,000 Ethiopians employed as domestic workers in Lebanon through the controversial Kafala system to work for locals like Alexis Khalil (pictured)

The young woman claimed Crystel Khalil (pictured) would attack her with scissors

Alexis Khalil commented on the video after it was uploaded to Facebook defending her family.

'It is unfair to defame our reputation and our business reputation without verifying the authenticity of the video and if the truth is said without any pressure or exaggeration,' she said.

'Lensa is getting better now and in safe hands. She will go back to her family in Ethiopia.'

The other family members took down their social media accounts, including that of Eleanore Couture, and have not yet responded to requests for comment.

Ms Ajami runs the fashion label Eleanore Couture, which boasts a host of international celebrities like actress Roselyn Sanchez (right, wearing the dress) as customers

Actress Lana Condor at the X-Men: Apocalypse premiere in 2016 wearing an Eleanore Couture dress

The ISF closed the investigation because Ms Lelisa said she fell and didn't discuss her abuse, and it would need to be reopened by prosecutors at her request.

Outraged Lebanese activists planned a protest at Eleanore Couture's headquarters in Beirut on Thursday to condemn her treatment.

The crowd will wear bandages on their legs and duct tape over their mouths to symbolise her abuse being silenced.

Celebrities like actresses Roselyn Sánchez and Lana Condor, singers Carrie Underwood and Madison Beer, and models Jennifer Berg and Becky Branca are customers of Eleanore Couture.