Updated: 11/19/2013 16:49 | By Channel NewsAsia
Domestic worker jailed for trying to serve tainted water to employer
SINGAPORE: An Indonesian domestic worker was sent to jail for four months for attempting to serve her former employer water laced with insecticide.
28-year-old Pipih Sopiah was upset with her then-employer, 48-year-old Chong Bee San, for scolding her.
She sprayed a cup of water with insecticide, rinsed the cup and refilled it before handing it to Ms Chong.
The incident happened on 5 April this year.
In mitigation, the accused said through an interpreter that she is a single mother and has a daughter to take care of.
For acting rashly or negligently, which could endanger someone's life or personal safety, Pipih could have been jailed up to six months and fined S$2,500. - CNA/xq
