Maid on 19 child abuse charges

[MarrickG]

AN INDONESIAN maid was charged in court on Thursday with 19 counts of ill-treating her employer's infant daughter.

Desi Kurnia, 25, allegedly committed the offences at a flat in the east between Nov 30 and Dec 4 last year. She is accused mainly of slapping and throwing the year-old child onto the mattress, causing her pain.

One of the charges accused her of kicking the child and stepping on her leg.

Another charge states that she caused unnecessary suffering to the toddler when she allegedly threw her onto the mattress while carrying her and used a pillow to press on her head.

If convicted, Desi can be fined up to $4,000 and/or jailed for up to four years on each charge under the Children and Young Persons Act.

Her police bail was extended. Desi, who intends to engage a lawyer, will be back in court on Dec 2

 

[@rmadill0]

What the fark!

Not happy you take it on your employers. Bloody hell bullying an infant?

 

[angrycowboy]

farking cowards!!! Why take it on a innocent child who does not know how to retaliate.

 

[wahlaneh]

wahlaneh...
hang her lah!

 

[youallhumsup]

Desi Kurnia, 25, allegedly committed the offences at a flat in the east between Nov 30 and Dec 4 last year.

How come Desi is 25 years old? What is her secret of growing younger?

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Judge reduces jail term for maid who abused child
By Ng Jing Yng, TODAY | Posted: 13 September 2011 1654 hrs

SINGAPORE: A frustrated Indonesian maid repeatedly slapped a one-year-old child under her care, threw her onto a mattress and even tried to smother the child's cries.

Desi Kurnia, 17, was initially jailed 33 months for abusing the child.

But the underaged domestic helper appealed in the High Court, and on Tuesday, succeeded in having it reduced to 24 months.

High Court judge, V K Rajah, said this was a difficult case to preside over, especially when dealing with a 17-year-old.

Desi had claimed she was 25 to her employers.

Justice Rajah said: "While her conduct...is completely unacceptable, it seems to show that she did not deliberately set out to hurt the child. She was unable to cope with the situation and reacted inappropriately."

The court also heard that besides having to care for the child and her older sibling, Desi also had to cope with household chores.

During the hearing, closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage of the child being abused was aired.

Three clips were shown, each lasting less than a minute.

Desi was seen beating the girl after failed attempts to soothe her cries.

The incidents took place between November and December 2009.

CCTV footage also showed Desi trying to comfort the child but she looked visibly frustrated when she could not do so.

Justice Rajah said this case was a matter of public interest as a young child had been abused.

He added that child abuse offences ought to be treated seriously and for adult offenders, the sentencing would have been much heavier.

Earlier, Justice Rajah noted that Desi had switched two employers over a short period previously and pointed out that there was no responsibility on the agents' part to disclose the maid's employment history to new employers.

- TODAY/cc

 

[Cruxx]

Sinkies deserve it. What's next? Pay a surrogate mother to bear you a child? Sinkies know the price of everything but the value of nothing.

 

[refulgence]

Problems with maids abound and criminal charges against them form the tip of an iceberg.

 

[Alamaking]

"Justice Rajah noted that Desi had switched two employers over a short period previously and pointed out that there was no responsibility on the agents' part to disclose the maid's employment history to new employers. "

Like that also can ahh?

 

[GoldenDragon]

wahlaneh...
hang her lah!

And what happened to LOVE, your favorite?

 

[red amoeba]

fucking maid agency must also be charged for falsifying the age...KNN dun tell me they don't independently verify the age?

17 yo ...how u expect a maid to have stable mindset and maturity to cope with stress & crying baby? While she is wrong to abuse the infant, she is still young n prolly lack the necc capability to take care of babies.

there must be control regarding the min age for maid - and the onus is on the agencies to do so...fucker agencies need to be regulated...they are just for $$ and heck care about the quality / age of the maids they brought in.

 

[Unrepented]

Luckily, the maid didnt cook the baby by steaming, when the parents were not at home, like a story in the early 80's.