Indonesian charged for acid attack

Indonesian charged for acid attack

SINGAPORE (AFP): A 17-year-old Indonesian maid may face life imprisonment in Singapore after being charged with pouring sulfuric acid into the mouth of a three-month-old baby boy, the Sunday Times reported.

The maid, identified as Sumiyem, used the acid last week to hurt her charge, Lim Hong Xiang, a district court heard Saturday.

The baby was in critical condition, suffering from severe burns on the inside of his mouth, chin and throat, the report said, adding his tongue was burned so badly by the acid that it turned white.

The maid is being held at a police station pending further investigation.