Maid gets 8 years' jail for slashing employer's daughter
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By Teo Xuanwei | Posted: 11 July 2011 1448 hrs
SINGAPORE : A 24-year-old Indonesian maid, who stabbed and slashed her employer's 7-year-old daughter, was sentenced to eight years' imprisonment on Monday.
The High Court heard that Kumaeroh launched into the horrific assault on the then-Primary One student at the latter's home on September 23, 2009.
As the child was waiting to go to school, the maid suddenly stabbed her several times on her abdomen and back.
She also later slashed the child on both wrists.
The girl, who is now nine years old and in Primary Three, cannot be named under a court order.
The maid's lawyer said the attack was prompted by the maid's delusions of being spied upon and being fearful that she would be sent back to Indonesia for poor work performance.
The girl's parents, who were both in court, told reporters after the verdict that their daughter has fully recovered from her injuries but is still withdrawn and hesitant about speaking to strangers.
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8 years only?
Should be life imprisonment for attempted murder.
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wth 8 yrs old ....
should even let her dun come out again -
Poor girl.
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send her back to indonesia and bar her from entering after the 8 yrs..
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bring in more FT la...
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If you all think it is indeed the maids fault, Then think again.
There are always 2 sides to a thing, So don't assume.
Not that I don't feel for the girl, But we'll never know unless the results are out.