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.