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). Gayathri Iyer, 51, was convicted in February following a trial of two counts of abusing her maid - Myanmar national Thang Khaw Lam. The 30-year-old victim suffered hearing loss in her left ear for at least a month. She later recovered from her injuries and was found to have normal hearing. Ms Thang Khaw Lam started working for Gayathri's family in June 2017 at the Pebble Bay condominium in Tanjong Rhu Road. On Oct 27 that year, the housewife hit the maid's shoulder after the domestic worker used the word "mah" when talking to her. Using a mobile phone, Ms Thang Khaw Lam took photographs of the bruises, which were at the top of her shoulder and extended slightly to her back. The second incident happened on Dec 7 that year, when Gayathri slapped Ms Thang Khaw Lam for failing to wake up her son who was then in national service. The incident happened at around 5.40am when the domestic worker was doing the laundry. Gayathri slapped the maid twice on her left ear and once on her right. As a result, the maid said she co...