Wow.. so fierce.. damn scary..

[VellfireS]

Source: http://sg.news.yahoo.com/maid-kills-singap...-053853598.html

 

A teenage Indonesian maid is facing a long jail term after pleading guilty to hitting and strangling an 87-year-old Singaporean widow who called her stupid, a report said Thursday.

Now 19, Vitria Depsi Wahyuno had lied about her age in 2009, saying she was 23 to meet the minimum age requirement, and landed a job in Singapore working for Sng Gek Wah, the Straits Times said.

Wahyuno, who had been employed for only five days when the killing took place, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to culpable homicide and prosecutors have asked for a 20-year-jail term.

The defence, pleading for leniency, said Wahyuno was of low intelligence and could not cope with a demanding employer who called her hurtful names like "bodoh", an Indonesian and Malay word for "stupid".

Neighbours told the Straits Times that Sng was a "fierce" woman who could often be heard scolding Wahyuno.

Other local papers said Sng had gone through seven maids, including Wahyuno, since 2003.

Sng's daughter and granddaughter described her in a statement delivered in court as a strong, resourceful and meticulous woman who was kind-hearted but could be impatient at times, the Straits Times said.

The victim suffered fractured ribs, cuts and bruises after being hit with a vase and smothered with a pillow before her neck was squeezed, according to autopsy results.

Sentencing is scheduled for March 7.

More than 200,000 maids, mostly from the Philippines and Indonesia, work in wealthy Singapore..

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Actually I think there's more to the story.. Cant be just killed for the word bodoh.. Hmmmm....

[Relacklabrudder]

maybe old woman threaten she cannot go back indon

[SimonTan]

Leading the wolf into the house.

 

[Toothiewabbit]

I do not hv a domestic helper but frens/relatives have them and some are treated alright and others treated quite badly.

 

Some of us just not suitable to have maids as we do not have the personality to manage and take care of them. Maids have to take mandatory tests in order to work in Singapore but how come potential employers do not need to take mandatory tests to ascertain if they are qualified and able to employ and manage one? Maids aren't just the only fallible humans around the households.

[SimonTan]

Everyone think they treat their maid well.

That is the problem.

 

[VellfireS]

Everyone think they treat their maid well.

That is the problem.

But one thing I realise.. Even those who treat their maid well , nice room , nice phone , they go overboard..

[Vid]

But one thing I realise.. Even those who treat their maid well , nice room , nice phone , they go overboard..

 

Maids should not be treated overly good. It is human nature to go overboard and complacent. Must keep them in check every now and then.

[Toothiewabbit]

But one thing I realise.. Even those who treat their maid well , nice room , nice phone , they go overboard..

Maybe overboard but perhaps the maid has earned the trust and appreciation leh?

 

I hv a fren whose maid made to sleep in their condo's non-ventilated, cramped bomb shelter when they have a empty spare room.

Edited February 18, 2012 by Toothiewabbit

[Piyopico]

IMHO. It boils down to character of the maid.

 

A bad maid will do shitty stuff even if you treat her well. A good maid will be a better maid if you treat her well.

 

If you treat a bad maid badly, you are no better. In fact you are worse.

 

If you treat a good maid badly, you are just plain stupid and an a-----e.

 

 

[VellfireS]

Maids should not be treated overly good. It is human nature to go overboard and complacent. Must keep them in check every now and then.

very true.. Some of them deserved to be treated well coz they are good natured.. but there are some... [shakehead]

[Rncw]

Source: http://sg.news.yahoo.com/maid-kills-singap...-053853598.html

 

A teenage Indonesian maid is facing a long jail term after pleading guilty to hitting and strangling an 87-year-old Singaporean widow who called her stupid, a report said Thursday.

Now 19, Vitria Depsi Wahyuno had lied about her age in 2009, saying she was 23 to meet the minimum age requirement, and landed a job in Singapore working for Sng Gek Wah, the Straits Times said.

Wahyuno, who had been employed for only five days when the killing took place, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to culpable homicide and prosecutors have asked for a 20-year-jail term.

The defence, pleading for leniency, said Wahyuno was of low intelligence and could not cope with a demanding employer who called her hurtful names like "bodoh", an Indonesian and Malay word for "stupid".

Neighbours told the Straits Times that Sng was a "fierce" woman who could often be heard scolding Wahyuno.

Other local papers said Sng had gone through seven maids, including Wahyuno, since 2003.

Sng's daughter and granddaughter described her in a statement delivered in court as a strong, resourceful and meticulous woman who was kind-hearted but could be impatient at times, the Straits Times said.

The victim suffered fractured ribs, cuts and bruises after being hit with a vase and smothered with a pillow before her neck was squeezed, according to autopsy results.

Sentencing is scheduled for March 7.

More than 200,000 maids, mostly from the Philippines and Indonesia, work in wealthy Singapore..

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=========================

 

 

Actually I think there's more to the story.. Cant be just killed for the word bodoh.. Hmmmm....

 

maybe the victim also got problems