Indian woman receives 16 weeks jail term for physically assaulting domestic helper in Singapore: Report

Indian woman receives 16 weeks jail term for physically assaulting domestic helper in Singapore: Report

Singapore, May 11 (PTI) A 37-year-old Indian woman in Singapore was on Thursday sentenced to 16 weeks' jail after she pleaded guilty to repeatedly punching her domestic helper, also from India, as she was unhappy with her work, according to a media report.

Monica Sharma also threw vomitus at the face of the 25-year-old victim, The Straits Times reported.

The victim, employed by Sharma’s husband, started working in the family’s condominium apartment near River Valley Road on January 20, 2021.