Jail for elderly couple and daughter who abused maid in Singapore; victim hurt with heated iron and knife


(From left) Tan Ai Tee, Tan Pei Ling and Tan Huat arriving at State Courts, on Tuesday, March 7, 2023. - The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE, March 7 (The Straits Times/ANN): Soon after their maid started working for them, a family began a six-month reign of terror by slapping and hurting her with a heated iron and knife.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Derek Ee said on Tuesday the abusers were Tan Huat, 70, his wife Tan Ai Tee, 68, and their daughter, Tan Pei Ling, 46.

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