SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network):After more than two years of living with multiple maid abuse charges looming over them, a primary school teacher and her husband can finally heave a sigh of relief as all charges against them were withdrawn following 12 days of trial.
An Indian-origin primary school teacher in Singapore has allegedly hurt her domestic help with a hot ladle just 11 days after the Myanmar national started working for her family in 2018, a district court heard on Monday.
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Teacher, hubby on trial for alleged maid abuse
Nachammai Selva Nachiappan and Arunachalam Muthiah have multiple charges against them. The
latter is accused of kicking and punching the maid. TNP PHOTOS: KELVIN CHNG
Primary school teacher, husband on trial for allegedly abusing maid
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A teacher allegedly hurt her domestic helper using a hot ladle just 11 days after the Myanmar national started working for the household.
Nachammai Selva Nachiappan, 39, and her husband Arunachalam Muthiah, 41, had multiple maid abuse charges involving Ms Hla Hla Myaing, 37, brought against them in a district court yesterday.
The Singaporean couple are accused of committing the offences between June 25, 2018, and Aug 2, 2018.
May 03, 2021
Nachammai Selva Nachiappan and her husband Arunachalam Muthiah are facing multiple maid abuse charges.
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SINGAPORE - A primary school teacher allegedly hurt her domestic helper with a hot ladle just 11 days after the Myanmar national started working for the household on June 14, 2018, a district court heard on Monday (May 3).
Nachammai Selva Nachiappan, 39, and her 41-year-old husband Arunachalam Muthiah are facing multiple maid abuse charges involving Ms Hla Hla Myaing, 37.
The Singaporean couple are accused of committing the offences between June 25 and Aug 2, 2018.
Nachammai, who is claiming trial to five charges, is accused of acts including hitting Ms Hla Hla Myaing s face with a hanger and throwing a hot ladle at her.
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Nachammai Selva Nachiappan and her husband Arunachalam Muthiah are facing multiple maid abuse charges.PHOTOS: KELVIN CHNG
PublishedMay 3, 2021, 2:06 pm SGT
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