A
Singaporean couple was on Monday jailed for abusing a Myanmar maid after the
pair force-fed her with a funnel, made her eat her own vomit and threatened to
kill her family if she reported the maltreatment.
In
a case described by Singapore prosecutors as “arguably one of the worst of its
kind” in the city-state, the married couple — who were sentenced two years ago
over the abuse of another maid — beat and kicked their helper and made her
clean the house in her underwear.
Moe
Moe Than, 32, was also given little food, limited use of the toilet and faced
threats that her parents in Myanmar would be killed if she reported the abuse,
court documents showed.
District
Judge Olivia Low on Monday sentenced the woman, Chia Yun Ling, to 47 months in
prison and ordered her to pay a fine. Her husband, Tay Wee Kiat, a former
information technology manager, was jailed for 24 months. They
were ordered to pay compensation to the maid.
- Punch
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