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