RI maid jailed in S'pore

RI maid jailed in S'pore

SINGAPORE: An Indonesian maid who ripped off part of an elderly woman's ear on finding the diabetic eating mooncakes was jailed for two years and nine months, local media reported on Saturday.

Sarmini, 21, became angry upon seeing Chua Ah Lek, 67, snacking on slices of mooncake from the refrigerator on Sept. 1 The Straits Times said. She reached out and yanked the senile Chua's left ear, tearing part of it off. Sarmani panicked, threw the part into a waste basket and applied ointment on the ear, the district court heard on Friday.

Chua was not taken to a hospital for nearly four hours until her nephew returned home, said Deputy Public Prosecutor Paul Quan. By then, it was too late for doctors to reattach the ear. -- DPA