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Mr Lim Beng Tai, 39, was acquitted of punching Ms Jasmiati's
right eye which caused a fracture at his Toh Guan Road flat on July
24, 2008.
District Judge Paul Quan also acquitted of the remaining 11 maid
abuse charges which had been stood down after they were
withdrawn.
Mr Lim's wife, Madam Connie Ng Lay Har, 40, was also cleared of
one charge of punching the maid on the right cheek after the
prosecutor withdrew the charge.
Evidence given during the trial showed that the 26-year-old maid
was trying to feed milk to the couple's then three-year-old son
when Mr Lim stopped her as the child was crying and he was afraid
it might choke him.
Mr Lim had told the court that he raised his left open hand to
stop her, and she backed away, tripped on the mat and fell
backwards towards the edge of the coffee table.
The judge found, among other things, that Mr Lim's evidence was
more consistent than the domestic worker's.
Mr Lim, defended by Mr S.H. Almenoar and Mr Raji Ramason, told
reporters that it had been a very difficult time for him and his
family with all those unfounded allegations.
'I am glad that justice has finally been done, and we can all
move on with our lives,' he said.