Indonesian maid jailed in S'pore

Indonesian maid jailed in S'pore

SINGAPORE: An Indonesian maid was sentenced to 15 months in a Singapore jail for shaking a baby boy so hard that his skull fractured, it was reported on Saturday.

Maria Fransiska Dewi, 23, admitted in District Court to shaking the three-month-old baby at her employers' home, The Straits Times said.

The boy has recovered from the abuse he received on Dec. 5 and has suffered no permanent injuries, Deputy Public Prosecutor Chan Wang Ho said on Friday.

The boy's grandmother detected a reddish mark under his left eye, Chan told the court. A doctor at the KK Women's and Children's Hospital found bleeding in both eyes, indicating "shaken baby syndrome", in addition to a skull fracture, Chan said. -- DPA