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Man who burned maid with spatula as she was making thosai jailed
A man convicted of burning his maid’s arm with a heated spatula as she was making thosai for him was sentenced to a year’s jail on Tuesday (17 August).Rajamanickam Suresh Kumar, 35, also forcefully pulled Vadivel Gowthami, an Indian national, by her wrist and pushed her into her room.
Rajamanickam, a Singapore Permanent Resident and Indian citizen, had claimed trial to one charge of causing hurt by means of a heated substance and one charge of using criminal force on her by pulling her wrist.
Vadivel arrived in Singapore from India to work as a helper in Rajamanickam’s household in April 2018. She was employed by Rajamanickam’s wife and it was her first time in Singapore.
As part of her duties, Vadivel was tasked to clean and cook, care for Rajamanickam’s children by feeding them and taking them to school. She earned $400 a month and worked from 5.30am to 11.30pm each day. She would speak to her family in India on the phone at the end of her work day before turning in for the night.
In July 2018, the victim lodged a complaint with her agent as she felt tired everyday. She made known her desire to return to India, but the agent told her that she was only responsible for finding Vadivel employment. The agent told Rajamanickam’s wife about the complaint.
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