Lady found guilty of abusing RI maid

Lady found guilty of abusing RI maid

SINGAPORE: A 30-year-old Singaporean woman was convicted of abuse for biting, scalding and slashing her Indonesian maid, a newspaper reported on Wednesday.

The court also heard how Poon Yen Nee dragged her maid, Mujianti, around by the neck with a towel and pricked her with a needle, the Straits Times newspaper said.

The newspaper said Poon pleaded guilty on Tuesday and will be sentenced on Friday. In similar cases of maid abuse, Singapore courts have issued prison sentences.

The abuse began in March 2003 when Poon grabbed Mujianti and bit her shoulder because she was unhappy with the way the worker performed her chores, the paper said.

Poon also cut Mujianti on her back as she slept, slashed her face for using a dirty plate and flung a kettle filled with hot water at her, the paper said. --AP