SINGAPORE – During a heated argument with her mother over household chores, a woman slapped and punched the older woman on her face and threatened her with a penknife.
She was sentenced to 10 weeks’ jail by a district court on Dec 16 for her actions, after pleading guilty to one count of criminal intimidation and one count of voluntarily causing hurt.
Another two charges for harassment and breaching a Personal Protection Order were taken into consideration for sentencing.
Both women cannot be named as they are protected under the Women’s Charter. The court heard that the older woman was granted a personal protection order against her daughter on Oct 1, 2014.
Court records showed that the 39-year-old woman lived with her mother, 59, in the latter’s apartment, as it was near her son’s school.
Investigations showed that the woman began arguing with her mother at about 1pm on Oct 10, after having consumed alcohol the night before.
At that time, her two children and a friend were also in the apartment.
As the argument escalated, the woman moved towards her mother and punched and slapped her on the left side of her face.
