Maid to strip and shower in front of her

Awoman who forced her maid to strip and shower in front of her was on Tuesday (17 August) jailed for 15 months and two weeks. Rosdiana Abdul Rahim, 33, was also ordered to pay the victim $2,500 in compensation, failing which she would have to serve another 11 days behind bars. The culprit was found guilty last month after a trial on six counts of abusing the foreign domestic worker. The charges are for insulting the then 21-year-old maid’s modesty; using criminal force by pushing her into the shower; causing hurt to her eyes by putting powder on her face; threatening to harm the maid’s family; pinching and kicking the victim’s genitals; and failing to give her adequate rest between 29 September and 12 December 2017. Rosdiana is out on bail of $10,000, pending an appeal against both conviction and sentence. The victim was working at Rosdiana’s home from 29 September to 12 December 2017, after which she was sent back to the maid agency. During that period, she was not given any days off. Aside from household chores she also cared for Rosdiana’s children, a pair of nine-year-old twins. She would be required to go to Rosdiana’s mother’s home almost daily to care for the children while Rosdiana and her husband were at work. The victim would sleep at irregular and late hours, sometimes past 1am. She would wake up between 5am and 6am.Despite the lack of rest, she was forbidden from taking naps during the day.