Employer fined $5,000 for slapping maid
By Zul Othman | Posted: 09
June 2010 1921 hrs
SINGAPORE : She slapped her maid for dipping her fingers
into a pot to get a piece of lady's fingers to eat.
For that, 71-year-old Ang Geok Choo was fined $5,000 by a district
court on Wednesday.
The court heard that in June last year, the maid Ms Peppy
Meganingsih was helping the widow in the kitchen of a condominium
in Bishan.
Ang was preparing a pot of curry at the time.
When the elderly woman turned her back, the 24-year-old maid dipped
her fingers into the pot to get a piece of lady's finger to
taste.
Ang was livid when she saw this.
She scolded Ms Meganingsih then slapped the maid on the
cheek.
On Tuesday, the widow admitted to the assault. A similar charge was
also taken into consideration, the court heard.
She could have been fined $7,500 or jailed up to three years for
the offence. - CNA /ls