SINGAPORE, Singapore —A Singaporean woman who abused her Myanmar maid by forcing her to pour hot water on herself, pulling her hair out and hitting her was jailed for three years on Monday. The mistreatment detailed in six charges included two instances when the maid was forced to pour hot water onto her left shoulder, leaving her with burn marks and blisters. But handing down the jail sentence, District Judge Olivia Low said that Seah’s “unhappiness with the victim’s work should not justify any form of violence against” her. READ: Singapore couple convicted of abusing maid who was ordered to pour hot water on herselfThe abuses came to light after the maid accompanied Seah to the salon she managed, where one of the employees alerted the police. In 2017, a Singapore couple were jailed for starving their Philippine maid until she weighed just 29 kilograms.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 11, 2019 10:07 UTC