A MOTHER and daughter pair have been accused of abusing their
Indonesian maid.
Housewife Kassiammal V. Sinnathamy, 66, was charged on Tuesday
with stepping on Ms Tarinah's hands while she was folding clothes
in a bedroom at their Choa Chu Kang Crescent flat in mid-May last
year.
Chandrakala Govindarajoo, 32, a freelance administration
executive, allegedly grabbed the 24-year-old maid's left arm,
dragged her to the floor, stepped on her left arm, kicked her back
and slapped her face on June 16 last year.
She faces another charge of hitting Ms Tarinah's head twice with
a white plastic bowl in mid-April.
Their lawyer, Mr Rajan Supramaniam, has made representations on
their behalf and is awaiting a reply.
Their case will be mentioned on March 16.
If convicted, they face a jail term of up to three years and/or
a fine of $7,500 per charge.
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