Suliana Kasim Dapok, 42, an Indonesian maid, was sentenced to 9 months imprisonment after pleading guilty to 2 counts of ill-treating a child.
She was reportedly upset over personal issues and vented her frustrations on a one-year-old baby undeur her care.
The maid started working for the family in Otober 2018, where she had the employer’s 4 children under her care.
The incident happened last year on 8 May, when the baby boy vomited on a carpet at home in the living room.
The accused was cleaning the carpet with detergent when the baby walked towards her.
She then elbowed the baby in the face to prevent him from stepping on the detergent, causing him to fall to the ground and start crying.
The maid then walked towards the kitchen after cleaning the carpet, and she thought the baby would grab her leg.
So she stepped on the baby’s right knee to prevent him from grabbing onto her leg and also because she was furstrated at having to clean the vomit on the carpet.
The baby then cried veen louder.
The child abuse didn’t stop there; 20minutes later, the maid was on the sofa folding laundry when she motioned for the baby to come over.
She then pushed the baby’s head which caused him to fall to the floor.
She then pulled his leg towards her to check on his diapers.
Thereafter, while the maid was getting up from the sofa to put away the folded clothes, she stepped on the baby’s right leg which caused him to cry.
The CCTV inside the home caught her committing the acts and the police were informed by the baby’s mother on the same day.
Thebay was taken to KK Women’s and Children Hospital about an hour later and he was found with bruises along his spine.