After the domestic helper told Ong s husband that she wanted to return to the maid agency, Ong denied her request and scolded her for talking to him.
Ong abused Ms Yulia again in August 2016 by hitting her head with a cordless phone and a month later by slapping the maid.
After Ong left the flat with her son, Ms Yulia took the opportunity to escape.
Ong s lawyer, Mr Amarjit Singh, earlier said in mitigation that his client is suffering from depression with anxiety features and borderline obsessive compulsive personality traits.
He urged Judge Tham to call for a report assessing her suitability for a mandatory treatment order, which allows offenders to undergo treatment for their mental condition in lieu of jail time.
The Straits Times
Hit on multiple occasions, Indonesian victim fled when employer left flat with her son
Ong Si Mien (left), 39, who pleaded guilty to three charges of voluntarily causing hurt to her Indonesian domestic worker, has had her jail term deferred to April 1. ST PHOTO: KELVIN CHNG
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