Ummi Kalsum Ali, 42-year-old, was charged earlier today (28 April) with 2 counts of voluntarily causing hurt, one of voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous means, and one of voluntarily causing grievous hurt.
She had allegedly punched her maid in the eyes and hit them using clothes hangers, resulting in the victim suffering permanent sight damage.
She also pressed a heated iron on her maid’s forearm repeatedly, slapping her face and ears as well.
Ummi is also facing 10 counts of offences under the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act, nine of which are for failing to pay her maid, Sugiyem Samad Radimah, between January 2020 to September 2020.
Ummi allegedly abused her maid from February to October 2020.
The abuse was reported to the police by the Centre for Domestic Employees on 30 October last year, when the maid had already returned to Indonesia, but she returned to Singapore to provide the police assistance with their investigations.
The case against Ummi will be heard again on 9 June.
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