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