A Singaporean woman who had dismissed five foreign domestic workers within 14 months was found not guilty of physically abusing a Filipino woman during her employment as the sixth maid in the family.
The defendant, a self-employed beauty specialist, provided such services at her apartment in Clementi, Singapore. In court, she denied hurting her maid by kicking her on two occasions in 2015, on August 19 and September 4, Lianhe Wanbao (Singapore) reported.
The Filipino domestic helper, who was hired in July 2015, was the family’s sixth maid since May 2014, and she was sent back to the employment agency around six weeks after her hiring, on September 5, 2015.
The Filipino woman told the court that she had been beaten nearly every day during her stay at the defendant’s home. Whenever she made a minor mistake, the woman would punish physically such as by slapping her face, pulling her hair or even caning her, she claimed.
On one occasion, the maid was allegedly forced by the defendant to drink dirty water while she was cleaning the toilet.
On September 4, 2015, the Singaporean woman became angry and allegedly threatened to kill the maid if she failed to pack and go within five minutes. The Filipino spent the night with her belongings in the staircase of the apartment building. In the morning, the Singaporean woman’s husband took the maid back to the employment agency.
However, the court found that the maid’s statement contained inconsistencies, particularly related to the allegations of being kicked by the defendant. In addition, a bruise on the maid’s left leg failed to match her statement. Doctors could not find slap or cane marks during a medical examination.
Hence, the court found the defendant not guilty of two charges of physical abuse against the Filipino.
Same attitude..
Thank Sir Stuart Mckiddie.. Hell for the abusive employers karma will be serve soon
Yham David you’re right she’s crazy woman I think.I also work in Singapore for 10 months but I didn’t make it. Now working with one employer for 16years in Malaysia.
Oh really not guilty sure she has a lot of money to pay in court that’s why the case dismissed. And think of it ‘how many maids she hired but even one didn’t make up with her.The maid cannot reach her expectations.Too high I think…
Singapore kangroo court perhaps
Sir Stuart mckiddie,, God bless you sir, thank you
Hahaha
Roger Lim sir why over protected by this monster employer???????????????
Roger Lim sir i think your one sided ..or your also very cruel to your maid that’s why you dont care if the maid being kick , sleep outside, slap , drink dirty water????????????
Catherine Ong ,Oh really?5maids in 14months have you ever wonderd there is something about to this singaporean woman?I’m still hoping for her karma at the end!
Truly asia
I hope karma hits back these employer vyvy soon.. Trust me these employer is a evil and a witch
Definetly something wrong if the employer change frequent maids. . Tat being un fair to the maid. . Pls keep a vyvy close eye on tat physco employer
Mind your word on witch. no right to put in this way.Our government has good example shown with education.
Filipino maid beaten daily by her Employer! Peoples out there ! How many of you buy this story ????Put on your thinking caps. If Indo or myanmar maid , I would still give it a thought.
I agree
Roger Lim dnt use God as he was not mentioned here. i understand the report…so my question is..who give her bruise?if u dnt lyk ur maid dnt let her sleep anywhere else outside ur house return her directly to the agency..and fyi,dnt ask why the past maids never complain..not all maids have courage to complain,they still have patience and considerations
So are you saying there’s no such thing as a bad maid? That all maids are 100% good.. it’s only the employers who are bad?
That there has never been any maids before that steals from her employer? That there has never been any maids before that bring guys to the house when the employers are out? That there has never been any maids before that neglected or mistreated the kids when the employers are at work?
Just because a maid accused her employer means the employer must be guilty? Or because she is a Filipino so 100% she’s not lying.
Is that how God taught you?
You read an article from the news or media and you are able to know exactly what happened?
So all the doctors are lying that she has no marks on any part of her body that has canes or slaps? When she claimed she has been abused EVERYDAY?
And only ONE mark which she claimed she has been kicked? I have a couple of bruises on my body, so I was beatened?
I’m sure Filipinos are better than that. As I know for sure, as has been proven time and again, we Singaporeans would encourage the courts to punish an emploer heavily for any mistreatment of maids..
You see a few statements and writeups from the news and media and come to a conclusion as if you were the there to witness that injustice was done to the maid.
Common Sense would lead one to believe that the employer was not guilty as although she had 5 maids within 14 months, she fired the maids and not the maids left her, and none of these maids accused her of abuse. If she has that capability to abuse, it wouldn’t take that long for her to do that.
And what is so questionable if a person have different standards or requirements that others normally don’t have?
And Singapore courts do not and will not find the employer not guilty if she’s guilty. That’s for sure.