7 evil employers who tortured their domestic helpers

Content material warnings for bodily and sexual abuse, suicide, and loss of life

The case of Piang Ngaih Don highlighted the inescapable risks of being home assist in another country. Whereas circumstances of murdered, tortured, and even sexually assaulted home assist aren’t unique to Singapore, the nation has sufficient circumstances to think about the abuse of overseas employees in home settings an issue.

In a 2019 research, one is seven the Singaporeans surveyed stated that they witnessed some type of abuse in opposition to overseas employees in home settings, with one in three saying they heard about an occasion of abuse from others. Since plenty of abuse goes undocumented, case numbers are simply the tip of the iceberg.

Of all of the circumstances which have been documented, although, seven stand out, together with Piang’s employer, Gaiyathiri Murugayan, her husband, and mom.

Gaiyathiri Murugayan, her husband, and mom

Alvinology beforehand reported that this cop’s spouse abused Piang in all elements of life till the 24-year-old Burmese home helper died in 2016. Piang was denied correct meals and sleep. She was crushed, assaulted, burned with an iron, and verbally abused in live performance with Gaiyathiri’s mom and husband who was a policeman.

In July 2016, Piang succumbed to oxygen deprivation as a result of Gaiyathiri’s repeated choking after she was chained to a window grill for weeks, solely capable of sleep on the ground. Gaiyathiri didn't let Piang bathe with the door closed. Her employer lied to the physician when requested if Piang was crushed, however lately plead responsible to killing and abusing the latter. Piang was solely 24 kgs when she died.

Rosdiana Abdul Rahim

Rosdiana’s model of violence in opposition to two overseas home helpers had a disgusting sexual edge to it, since she requested them to do embarrassing acts and touched them inappropriately.

In accordance with a report by TODAY, Rosdiana pinched her home helper’s breast, and closed a cabinet door on the latter’s forearm, slightly below the wrist. This horrid employer kicked her feminine helpers within the crotch, and repeatedly compelled them to strip in entrance of her husband and different members of her household. She went as far as to tug at their garments till they had been broken.

Lim Choon Hong and Chong Sui Foon

Lim Choon Hong and his spouse Chong Sui Foon, each 47, abused their overseas home employee so terribly that the lady dropped from 49 kg in weight to 29 kg.

A report from TODAY stated that this couple made their overseas home helper work in straight 24-hour shifts. She was not allowed greater than two meager meals in a day and was solely allowed to bathe in a communal condominium rest room beneath the watch of one of many employers to ensure she didn't take too lengthy. She was solely allowed one to 2 showers every week.

Whereas the couple’s kids had been consuming extravagantly in a lodge, the helper was solely allowed bread and on the spot noodles.

Unknown employer

Even the undocumented circumstances must be dropped at gentle. Dressmaker Lisa Von Tang wrote a few story she heard from her home helper, who knew a girl who dedicated suicide over employer abuses.

Her publish stated, “My helper just told me a really sad story about how her friend’s cousin died yesterday, after having been locked up by her employer for 3 MONTHS after arriving in Singapore. She was a first-time helper, and her phone was confiscated shortly upon arrival. She was given no off days, and her cousin never saw her once in the 3 months that she lived in Singapore. The case was closed, with cause of death being suicide.”

Tan Bee Kim

In accordance with the South China Morning Publish, this 54-year-old former lodge worker abused her Philippine maid, who had six kids again at house that she was working for.

The report stated, “Tan abused Landingin by hitting her on the head with a clay cup; striking her on the arm and head with a metal ladle; hitting the top of her head with her palm in a Tampines car park; slapping her face twice; striking her chest six times and hitting her head 13 times; hitting the side of her head with the heel of a high-heeled shoe at least thrice; pinching the base of her neck several times; and hitting her head with a mobile phone.”

The final incident of abuse concerned Tan hitting the helper with a ladle repeatedly for utilizing the mistaken one in serving meals.

Zariah Mohd Ali

This 54-year-old employer, Zariah Mohd Ali, beat her Indonesian home helper with a hammer a number of occasions on the pinnacle and on the mouth.

A report from The Straits Instances stated that Zariah hit her maid a number of occasions with completely different implements. Courtroom paperwork confirmed this vile employer used a hammer, a rock, and a bamboo pole. Zariah’s husband additionally hit the helper with a frying pan.

The helper testified in courtroom that Zariah used scissors to stab her, leaving everlasting scars. The report stated Zariah was offended on the helper for doing her job poorly.

Chan Huey Fern

In 2014, this 39-year-old employer hit her home helper’s again with a folding chair twice.

Chan Huey Fern punched her helper Ms Juwarti on the chest earlier than pulling her into the main bedroom, the place she pushed her on the brow, inflicting the maid’s head to hit the wall. She scolded Ms Juwarti and kicked her on the abdomen. Whereas the maid was in a crouching place, she stamped on her physique.

Other than the violence, it was additionally reported that her helper was solely allowed to sleep at 2:00 within the morning and needed to stand up at 6:00 AM.

Learn concerning the teenager who threw a metallic cup at his household’s helper and instructed her she was too poor to dwell in Singapore.

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