Maid on trial for murdering employer’s mother-in-law claims she was abused
SINGAPORE – A maid who was allegedly abused by her employer’s mother-in-law is said to have grabbed a knife from the kitchen and stabbed the woman 26 times, thereby killing […]
Elderly woman’s hip fractured after maid pushed her to hurry her along: Court
SINGAPORE – Frustrated with the number of chores she had on top of having to care for an elderly woman, a maid pushed her charge, causing the 85-year-old woman to […]
30 years’ jail for woman who starved and tortured Myanmar maid to death
SINGAPORE – A 41-year-old housewife who starved, tortured and ultimately killed her domestic worker from Myanmar stared blankly into space as she was sentenced to 30 years’ jail on Tuesday (June […]
Cop’s wife who starved, tortured Myanmar maid to her death makes legal moves to avoid life imprisonment
SINGAPORE – In a turn of events, a 41-year-old housewife who starved, tortured and ultimately killed her domestic worker from Myanmar has changed lawyers and is making further moves in […]
Former counsellor at Changi Prison sentenced to 7 months’ jail for maid abuse
SINGAPORE – A woman who slapped her maid so hard that the domestic worker suffered a temporary loss of hearing was sentenced to seven months’ jail on Wednesday (April 14). […]
Jail for woman who forced maid to hit her own mouth 50 times with meat pounder
SINGAPORE- A housewife, unhappy at seeing fingerprints on her kitchen windows, forced her domestic helper to hit her own mouth with a meat pounder about 50 times. Mun Sau Yeng, […]
Woman convicted of abusing Myanmar maid, who was left with bruises and hearing loss
SINGAPORE – A 51-year-old woman was on Friday (Feb 26) convicted of two counts of abusing her maid, in attacks which left the Myanmar national with bruises and the loss of […]
Woman who abused two maids in separate incidents sentenced to 5 weeks’ jail
SINGAPORE – A woman who physically abused two maids in separate incidents was sentenced on Thursday (Feb 4) to five weeks’ jail. Elizabeth Poh Chiew Lian was ordered to pay […]
Over 10 months’ jail for woman whose maid climbed down 15 storeys to escape abuse
SINGAPORE – A woman who repeatedly abused her family’s Indonesian domestic helper, before the victim fled by climbing down 15 storeys through a balcony, has been sentenced to 10 months […]
Jail for maid who purposely dipped baby’s hand in hot water, causing second degree burns
SINGAPORE – A maid who wanted to work for another household deliberately dipped the hand of her employer’s 16-month-old baby into a pot of hot water after finding out that […]