May 03, 2021 Nachammai Selva Nachiappan and her husband Arunachalam Muthiah are facing multiple maid abuse charges. The Straits Times 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.