Jail for Singaporean woman who abused two maids; one said she was kicked after putting on abuser’s socks wrongly


Tan Lee Hoon was convicted on seven assault charges involving her domestic helpers in December 2022. - The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE, Jan 29 (The Straits Times/ANN): A woman who abused two domestic helpers in her Paradise Island home in Sentosa Cove was on Friday (Jan 27) sentenced to 10 months’ jail.

Tan Lee Hoon, 58, kicked one of them as the helper was putting on socks for her.

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