Nirmala Bonat case: Housewife found guilty, 18 years jail (updated)


KUALA LUMPUR: Housewife Yim Pek Ha was sentenced to 18 years jail after she was found guilty of three charges for causing grievous hurt to her former Indonesian maid Nirmala Bonat.

Yim, however, was acquitted of the fourth charge of breaking Nirmala’s nose after hitting it with a steel mug.

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