Singaporean woman repeatedly abuses maid, causing her to go blind


Ummi Kalsum Ali abused her Indonesian domestic helper by punching her repeatedly and using a clothes hanger to hit her eyes. - The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Over a period of six months, a woman abused her Indonesian domestic helper by punching her repeatedly, and on one occasion using a clothes hanger to hit her eyes, causing her to permanently lose her sight.

Ummi Kalsum Ali, 43, on Tuesday pleaded guilty to six charges, including voluntarily causing grievous hurt to a maid and ill-treating a maid by neglecting to give her medical attention. Other charges will be taken into consideration during sentencing.

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