Maid, 34, arrested for attacking employer with knife

A quarrel with her domestic worker left a woman with multiple injuries on Friday (Jan 17).

According to Lianhe Wanbao, the pair got into an argument that morning over the maid's request to return to her home in Myanmar.

She was believed to have attacked her employer with a tablet and a knife and fled the scene after the scuffle.

The employer then called the police, saying that she was assaulted by her maid in her Commonwealth Close flat.

The 60-year-old was unconscious when paramedics from Singapore Civil Defence Force took her to hospital for treatment.

She had a four-centimetre-long wound on her forehead, and suffered trauma to her neck and hands, reported the Chinese evening daily.

After receiving treatment, the woman is now in stable condition.

Residents told the paper that the maid had started working for the woman's family about three months ago. She took care of the woman's mother who is in her 80s. All three women are from Myanmar.

The police arrested the 34-year-old domestic worker on the same day at Changi Airport Terminal 1, where she was believed to have booked a flight to Yangon.

She was charged on Saturday with voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapon.

If found guilty, the suspect may face life imprisonment or a jail term that may extend to 15 years and a fine or caning.

lamminlee@asiaone.com