Maid jailed for rash act

[M.Bison]

May 20, 2010
Maid jailed for rash act
By Elena Chong

AN INDONESIAN maid who sprayed a window cleaning solution onto a plate before serving rice to her employer's mother was jailed for eight weeks on Thursday. Oktiana, 25, did this to get back at Madam Lee Neo Eng, 84, for reprimanding her for being slow in her work on April 14. Oktiana, who was then preparing dinner, sprayed the cleaning solution before scooping some brown rice onto it in the kitchen. She then served it to Madam Lee.

Assistant Public Prosecutor Asran Samad said she used the same plate to serve the victim a second time. Madam Lee smelt a suspicious detergent bleach-like odour from the rice just as she was about to eat. The maid eventually admitted to spraying the cleaning solution onto the plate before scooping the rice. She could have been jailed for up to six months and/or fined up to $2,500.

 

[Tadakatsu Honda]

May 21, 2010
Maid's bid to poison woman
She sprayed cleaning fluid on plate and scooped rice on it
By Elena Chong, Court Correspondent

Oktiana, 24, was jailed for eight weeks. The employer's mum grew suspicious on catching a whiff of the cleaning solution.

AN INDONESIAN maid tried to get back at her employer's mother for nagging at her by spraying a window-cleaning solution onto a plate and then serving rice on it for her dinner. Yesterday, Oktiana, 24, was jailed for eight weeks for the offence at her employer's home in Telok Kurau on April 14.

A district court heard yesterday that Oktiana had sprayed Kao Kitchen Magiclean solution on a porcelain plate, scooped rice on it and then given it to Madam Lee Neo Eng, 84. Madam Lee did not take the food but asked the maid to reheat the rice.

Oktiana did as she was told and again scooped the brown rice onto the same plate. This time, Madam Lee caught a strong whiff of the cleaning solution and did not eat the rice.

Read the full story in Friday's edition of The Straits Times.

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