Maid appeals murder verdict in Singapore

Maid appeals murder verdict in Singapore

JAKARTA: Purwanti Pardji, an Indonesia teenaged maid sentenced
to life for murder in Singapore, has appealed to a court in the
neighboring country, an official said on Wednesday.

Fachry Sulaiman, the consular head of the Indonesia embassy in
Singapore, said on Wednesday that the legal process may take
three to four months, assuming that the court grants her a lower
sentence.

Purwanti escaped the death sentence in the murder case of Har
Chit Heang, the father of her employer. She was sentenced late
last month, just days after another Indonesian maid was sentenced
to life for another similar case. -- Antara