Maid Ordered to Burn and Hit Herself by Boss

July 12, 2001 - 0:0
SINGAPORE A Singapore woman who repeatedly ordered her Indian maid to burn herself with a heated ladle and hit herself on the head with a slipper was sentenced to four months in jail, it was reported on Wednesday. Mani Nagavalli, 18, was also made to squat and stand 100 times with her hands crossed over her chest as additional punishment for not doing her work properly, the *** Straits Times *** said. Koh told the court on Tuesday Vaidehi, 37, ordered Magavalli to burn herself on the wrist when her cleaning was not up to expectations, and kicked the maid in the stomach and hit her with a broomstick handle for not adding salt to a cabbage dish, DPA said.