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Oct 29, 2009
Guilty of torturing maid <!--10 min-->
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Yesterday, Maselly Ab Aziz was convicted of abusing her maid. During the trial, she argued that the maid's injuries were all self-inflicted. She will be sentenced next Wednesday but intends to appeal against the conviction. -- ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW
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SHE poured boiling water over her maid's genitals and joined in to extract the Indonesian woman's two front teeth with pliers. On Wednesday, divorcee Maselly Ab Aziz, 38, was the last in a family of maid abusers to be convicted of these offences committed in 2007. Her two children and a woman described in court as Maselly's lesbian lover were jailed last year for their part in abusing the maid. During a three-week trial earlier this year, Maselly claimed that 30-year-old Badingah had asked to be punished to make up for her wrongdoings. But District Judge Jeffrey Sim told Maselly: 'It may well be that the maid may have committed mistakes...but this does not justify the offences.' The judge was convinced that Maselly had hit Ms Badingah with a metal rod and threatened to kill her if she did not return $60 that she was accused of stealing.
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Oct 29, 2009
Guilty of torturing maid <!--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 Khushwant Singh </td></tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="330">
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Yesterday, Maselly Ab Aziz was convicted of abusing her maid. During the trial, she argued that the maid's injuries were all self-inflicted. She will be sentenced next Wednesday but intends to appeal against the conviction. -- ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW
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SHE poured boiling water over her maid's genitals and joined in to extract the Indonesian woman's two front teeth with pliers. On Wednesday, divorcee Maselly Ab Aziz, 38, was the last in a family of maid abusers to be convicted of these offences committed in 2007. Her two children and a woman described in court as Maselly's lesbian lover were jailed last year for their part in abusing the maid. During a three-week trial earlier this year, Maselly claimed that 30-year-old Badingah had asked to be punished to make up for her wrongdoings. But District Judge Jeffrey Sim told Maselly: 'It may well be that the maid may have committed mistakes...but this does not justify the offences.' The judge was convinced that Maselly had hit Ms Badingah with a metal rod and threatened to kill her if she did not return $60 that she was accused of stealing.
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