Imagine getting hired on your first day at work to get hit.
A Mynanmmaar woman who was hired to be a maid was punched in her head on the very first day of work.
According to Channel News Asia, the assault later for almost a year, her employer kicked the maid’s head on several occasions and even drag her out of the home.
34-year-old Bai Yi Hong was sentenced to 8 months and 6 weeks in jail for two charges of voluntarily causing hurt and one charge of attempting to obstruct the course of justice.
Background
Bai resides in a flat with her mother Hai Yulan in Hougang, The mother was previously fined $3,000 for using criminal force on the maid.
What happened?
The maid was hired by Bai’s husband and worked for the family on 17 November 2019 – She was unhappy because Bai had hit her on separate occasions.
The maid went to see a doctor on 5 November because she had a stomachache, and was told by Bai to stay with her in-laws because she was scared her son would fall sick as well.
Hai and Bai then went to fetch her home the next day to which the maid refused to go with them, saying that she doesn’t want to work for them anymore.
Bai then scolded the maid and accused her of stealing from them, adding that if Bai had hit her, she should go to the police.
The maid then wanted to call her agent and Bai then shouted at her, telling her to pack up and “get lost”.
The maid then asked her agent to come and get her, to which Bai then pulled her by the arm to drag her out of the flat.
The victim refused to move and Bai then pulled her arm again, along with Hai who joined in and pulled her other arm to drag her out.
Bai then rained blows on the maid as Hai crouched over the victim and tried to push Bai away.
The assault finally ended after the maid started the victim, to which Hai then tried to calm the victim down.
The agent was then called by another maid inside the flat, who followed the victim to make a police report.