Man charged with murdering maid

Man charged with murdering maid

SINGAPORE: In the latest attack against a domestic servant, a Singaporean man was charged on Tuesday for the murder a teen-age Indonesian maid, police said.

The man, a 46-year-old tour guide whose name has net been released, surrendered himself to police on Sunday and was charged after admitting to beating his maid, 19-year-old Muawanatul Chasanah, police said in a statement. Muawanatul died of her injuries on Sunday, police said.

Muawanatul arrived in Singapore about a year ago to work as a domestic maid, the Straits Times newspaper reported on Tuesday. Her assault is the latest in a spate of attacks on domestic workers.

Last month, Singapore's highest judge called a local couple "cruel and uncivilized" for beating their Indonesian maid and rejected an appeal to keep them out of jail. --AP