Man jailed for maid abuse
By Claire Huang | Posted: 29 March 2012 1704 hrs
SINGAPORE: A man has been sentenced to eight weeks' jail for maid abuse.
The court heard on 1 July 2011, 39-year-old Elly Sutra Sulaiman accused his maid of poisoning his drinking water and punched her nose and left eye.
The self-employed man then warned Ms Emi Hayati not to tell anyone he had hit her.
Later on, Elly kicked the maid twice on her thigh.
For this, he could have been jailed up to three years, or fined up to S$5,000, or both.
But the judge took into account that Elly's wife is the sole breadwinner and is now pregnant with their fourth child.
Elly was given eight weeks' jail and ordered to compensate the maid S$1,000.
- CNA/wk
