Jail for maid who punched toddler, lied to parents that he fell
SINGAPORE — While taking care of a one-year-old baby who was sick, a domestic helper forcefully pressed his abdomen, hit him in the face and punched him in the chest.
She then applied sugar to the baby's bruises, and later lied to his parents that he was injured from a fall.
The baby's father discovered the abuse after viewing closed-circuit television footage.
Myanmar national Hsu Yee Mon, 29, was sentenced to a year's jail on Jan 21 after she pleaded guilty to one charge of ill-treating a child.
Details about the child and the family's residence were redacted from court documents to protect the victim's identity.
The court heard that the incident happened on July 1, 2024. Court documents did not state when Hsu Yee Mon started working for the family.
The baby was feeling unwell that day, so his parents took only his siblings to a childcare centre, and left the baby in their helper's care before going to work.
At about 6.30pm, the helper fed the infant dinner while he sat in a high chair in the living room. As she fed him, he began to cry.