Like I said many times over Maid Cases; even animals don't bite,
unless provoked. Killing your tormentor is not the right solution,
but I did say fury/rage is blind.
A Small Cut from The New Paper"
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What was clear from the accounts of Madam Tan's neighbours and
brother is that she was tough on her maid.
Her second brother, Mr Tan Cheong Joo, 53, told Lianhe Zaobao that
he had seen her scolding and shouting at her maid, who began
working for her last November.
He said she was bad-tempered and was probably feeling the pressure
of running a business and raising two kids on her own.
Madam Tan was divorced from her husband six years ago, he
said.
Neighbours did not know much as the Tans and their maid had moved
in only two weeks ago.
But in that time, they had heard frequent yelling from the
flat.
Mr Seah Chee Charn, who lives a floor below the Tans, said he had
heard Madam Tan scolding her maid twice - once for not cleaning the
kettle properly and then for not cooking a fish well.
The 40-year-old printing executive said he could hear everything
clearly because Madam Tan was shouting loudly.
A neighbour who lived directly across the Tans' flat, who wanted to
be known only as Mrs Lim, also said she had overheard Madam Tan
scolding her maid over her housework.
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