Woman jailed for maid abuse

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Jul 29, 2010
Woman jailed for maid abuse

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Siti Farhana (left) was jailed two months for maid abuse and also fined $5,000 for providing false information. Her husband, Mohammed Szami At'tirmidzi Supa'at was allowed to have his case compounded and he was granted a discharge amounting to an acquittal. -- ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW

DISQUALIFIED from hiring a maid because for employment offences, Siti Farhana Mohamed Yahkup got her younger sister to apply for her. Ms Ningsih, 29, an Indonesian started work in April 2008. Seven months later, her flight stewardess boss assaulted her by grabbing her head and banging it against the wall of her Pasir Ris Drive flat.

She also punched the maid several times on the chest. In a district court on Thursday, Siti Farhana was jailed two months for maid abuse. She was also fined $5,000 for conspiring with her sister Siti Farziana, 28, to provide false information to the Ministry of Manpower (MOM). Her husband, Mohammed Szami At'tirmidzi Supa'at was more fortunate.

He was charged with kicking Ms Ningsih on the left shin also in November 2008, but the airline customer service officer was allowed to have his case compounded and he was granted a discharge amounting to an acquittal. To compound an offence means an accused person pays the victim compensation, and the criminal charge is dropped.

This would require the consent of the victim, the prosecution and the court. The amount of compensation handed to Ms Ningsih was not revealed to the court. When asked later, the couple's lawyer S.S. Dhillon said that the terms of the agreement to compound the case were strictly confidential.

 

[Cao Pi]

Stewardess gets 2 months jail for maid abuse


Stewardess gets 2 months jail for maid abuse
By Teo Xuanwei | Posted: 29 July 2010 1602 hrs
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SINGAPORE : A SilkAir flight attendant who hurt an Indonesian maid was jailed for two months on Thursday.

28-year-old Siti Farhana Mhd Yahkup and her husband, Mohammed Szami At'tirmidzi Supa'at, had hit the maid after they heard their daughter crying.

The court heard that the couple's 7-year-old daughter had stepped on a needle in their Pasir Ris flat on November 30, 2008.

Siti Farhana got angry and held the maid's head and pushed it against the wall several times.

Later, she also punched her maid on her chest several times.

Her husband also kicked the maid on her shin.

Siti Farhana faced two charges of causing hurt.

Her husband compounded his offence by paying the maid compensation.

Siti Farhana was also fined $5,000 for using her sister's name to illegally employ a maid in September 2007.

She could have been jailed up to two years and/or fined up to $5,000 for each of the causing hurt offences.

Her offence under the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act is punishable with a fine not exceeding $15,000 and/or jail for up to 12 months. - CNA /ls