Man jailed for striking RI maid<\/p>\n
SINGAPORE: A supervisor was jailed for two months for repeatedly
\nstriking his Indonesian maid on the head and back with a
\ntelevision remote control, news reports said on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Muhamad Shafiq Woon Abdullah admitted in a Singapore court he
\nphysically abused the woman on several occasions between June and
\nOctober 2002, The Straits Times said.<\/p>\n
The magistrate's court heard that Shafiq, 31, began striking
\nWinarti, 22, about a month after she started working for him.<\/p>\n
He hit her on the head with the TV set's remote control
\nbecause he was unhappy with her work. On one occasion, he punched
\nher on the back after accusing her of daydreaming.<\/p>\n
S.S. Dhillon, Shafiq's lawyer, said his client lost his
\n\"better senses\" when he saw his daughter's face covered as she
\nlay in bed.<\/p>\n
He said his client thought the maid had put the child in
\ndanger. -- DPA<\/p>",
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