{"id":33,"date":"2018-06-23T12:15:38","date_gmt":"2018-06-23T12:15:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asl-law.com.sg\/?p=33"},"modified":"2018-06-23T12:15:38","modified_gmt":"2018-06-23T12:15:38","slug":"what-can-i-do-if-im-charged-with-maid-abuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asl-law.com.sg\/what-can-i-do-if-im-charged-with-maid-abuse\/","title":{"rendered":"What Can I do if I\u2019m Charged With Maid Abuse?"},"content":{"rendered":"

In March 2017, there was a high-profile case where a Singaporean couple was charged after they had been found guilty of abusing their maid. The victim was limited to two meals a day, consisting of instant noodles and bread resulting in her massive weight loss. The victim was also only allowed to shower once a week, with her employer, the wife, standing right in front of her in the bathroom.<\/span><\/p>\n

The husband was sentenced to prison for three weeks and fined S$10,000 and his wife was imprisoned for three months.<\/span><\/p>\n

Addressing The Problem<\/b><\/p>\n

Maid abuse is something that has occurred in Singapore time and time again. One solution to deter this was set out in March 2018 when The Supreme Court laid out a new sentencing framework for perpetrators of maid abuse. This came after Chief Justice Sundresh Menon highlighted a need to review sentencing benchmarks for abuse cases to prevent repeat incidents. <\/span><\/p>\n

The new framework requires an initial assessment of the level of abuse. Was it predominantly physical, or both physical and psychological?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Physical Abuse – Court Considers:<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  • Degree of Harm<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  • Aggravating Factors<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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