Husband, wife take turns in jail

Husband, wife take turns in jail

SINGAPORE: A Singaporean couple is taking turns to serve jail terms for abusing their Indonesian maid so that one of them can take care of their three children, the Straits Times reported on Tuesday.

Yee Siew Sang has just completed his two-week jail term and his wife Wong Wai Cheng begins her six-week stint on Wednesday, the report said.

The couple pleaded guilty last month of assaulting their 22- year-old maid.

Yee admitted kicking Triviana Supangat for dozing while washing the dishes, and his wife confessed to slapping the maid.

There are some 140,000 foreign maids officially accredited in Singapore, including more than 70,000 Filipinos, 55,000 Indonesians and 12,000 Sri Lankans. --AFP