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Sep 24, 2009
Maid abuser jailed <!--10 min-->
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Koh was sentenced to two weeks' jail after admitting to causing hurt to the victim at her home in Eunos Crescent on July 4 last year. -- ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW
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A WOMAN accused her maid of stealing food, made her kneel in front of her and wanted to know how much fruit she had eaten, a magistrate's court heard. Koh Siew Kiang, 42, became irate and accused Ms Kusmiati of lying when the Indonesian replied that member of the family had allowed her to eat the fruit. The operation controller then knocked the victim on the head with her knuckles, grabbed a chunk of her hair and pulled hard, causing the 23-year-old to lurch forward and hit her face on a nearby massage chair.
The maid lost some hair as a result.
On Thursday, Koh was sentenced to two weeks' jail after admitting to causing hurt to the victimat her home in Eunos Crescent on July 4 last year. The maid subsequently ran away as she could not take Koh's abusive behaviour any more. She had worked there for about a year. Pleading for leniency, Koh's lawyer, Mr Choo Si Sen, said his client had offered $1,500 compensation to the victim. who was Koh's third maid. He said it was true his client had reprimanded the maid in the hope that she could improve her attitude and work performance, but all her efforts to correct her proved futile. Koh, who was allowed to start her sentence on Oct 1, had four other charges considered, including one of opening the bathroom door and staring at the maid while she was naked and about to dress herself. She could have been jailed for up to three years and/or fined up to $7,500 for voluntarily causing hurt.
Sep 24, 2009
Maid abuser jailed <!--10 min-->
<!-- headline one : start --> <!-- headline one : end --> <!-- Author --> <!-- show image if available --> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr></tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="padlrt8 georgia11 darkgrey bold">By Elena Chong, Courts Correspondent </td></tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="330">
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Koh was sentenced to two weeks' jail after admitting to causing hurt to the victim at her home in Eunos Crescent on July 4 last year. -- ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW
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A WOMAN accused her maid of stealing food, made her kneel in front of her and wanted to know how much fruit she had eaten, a magistrate's court heard. Koh Siew Kiang, 42, became irate and accused Ms Kusmiati of lying when the Indonesian replied that member of the family had allowed her to eat the fruit. The operation controller then knocked the victim on the head with her knuckles, grabbed a chunk of her hair and pulled hard, causing the 23-year-old to lurch forward and hit her face on a nearby massage chair.
The maid lost some hair as a result.
On Thursday, Koh was sentenced to two weeks' jail after admitting to causing hurt to the victimat her home in Eunos Crescent on July 4 last year. The maid subsequently ran away as she could not take Koh's abusive behaviour any more. She had worked there for about a year. Pleading for leniency, Koh's lawyer, Mr Choo Si Sen, said his client had offered $1,500 compensation to the victim. who was Koh's third maid. He said it was true his client had reprimanded the maid in the hope that she could improve her attitude and work performance, but all her efforts to correct her proved futile. Koh, who was allowed to start her sentence on Oct 1, had four other charges considered, including one of opening the bathroom door and staring at the maid while she was naked and about to dress herself. She could have been jailed for up to three years and/or fined up to $7,500 for voluntarily causing hurt.
