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SINGAPORE – Two people, each accused of abusing a domestic worker in unrelated cases, were handed multiple assault charges on Sept 29.<\/p>\n
Tay Seok Kheng, 76, was handed 13 charges including 10 counts of assaulting her helper. She was also charged with harassment, using criminal force against the woman, and performing a rash act to endanger the latter\u2019s safety.<\/p>\n
Mohamad Azwan Sohaimi, 40, faces three charges.<\/p>\n
According to court documents, Tay allegedly pinched the helper\u2019s hand on Oct 27, 2024.<\/p>\n
The two women were at a market in Ang Mo Kio on March 5, 2025, when Tay allegedly pinched her hand again. She is accused of committing a similar act on the helper the next day.<\/p>\n
Tay was in a vehicle at a multi-storey carpark in Yishun Avenue 1 on March 8, 2025, when she allegedly performed a rash act by reversing it towards the woman.<\/p>\n
She is also accused of abusing the helper with vulgar language, and assaulting the latter by pulling her hair and slapping her that day.<\/p>\n
Tay was in a lift of a Yishun block of flats at around 8am on March 9 that year when she allegedly slapped the woman.<\/p>\n
The two women were in a lift at the same block about four hours later when she purportedly used slippers to hit the domestic worker\u2019s face.<\/p>\n
Tay is said to have slapped her again at around 5.30pm that day.<\/p>\n
She is accused of pinching the helper\u2019s left wrist and slapping her on March 11, 2025.<\/p>\n
Tay also allegedly used a walking stick to hit the woman\u2019s head the next day.<\/p>\n
She purportedly slapped the helper in a Yishun flat on March 16, 2025.<\/p>\n
Her case will be mentioned again on Oct 28.<\/p>\n
In an unrelated case, Azwan was handed three assault charges involving his helper.<\/p>\n
He allegedly kicked her left hip twice in a Woodlands flat between January and March 2026.<\/p>\n
Azwan was in the same unit on March 9 when he purportedly pushed the bottom of a mop against the woman\u2019s head.<\/p>\n
He is also accused of using his palm to strike her right shoulder, causing her to lose her balance and hit a wall.<\/p>\n
He is said to have abused the helper again when they were in the flat three days later.<\/p>\n
This time, Azwan allegedly slapped her head, kicked her left hip and used a 500ml plastic bottle to hit her head.<\/p>\n
His case has been adjourned to Oct 27.<\/p>\n
For each count of assaulting a domestic worker, an offender can be jailed for up to six years, fined up to $10,000 or both.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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