A man appeared in court after he was summonsed for a case of assault and violence towards a maid.
25-year-old Suriya Krishnan was sentenced to 6 months in jail after pleading guilty to the assault.
Drank liquor and beat woman
The 27-year-old Myanmar national was employed by Suriya’s sister and the maid stayed together with the accused in the same household at Hougang.
The family was holding a birthday party for Suriya’s father and Suriya consumed alcohol and got drunk.
The mid had no signs of aggression against the accused and while she was preparing dessert for the family, the accused approached her and scolded her for eating too much, the mother also scolded the maid.
Suriya then left the kitchen to return moments later and punched the maid in the face at least 3 times.
The medical went to Seng Kang General hospital and was found to have suffered injuries to her eye socket the next days and the case came to light.
The maid is no longer working for the family.