Before we begin, we have to ask this burning question: how did they manage to get another maid when the previous domestic helper complained about not having enough food and rest?

This fact was uncovered from the testimony of maid agent Toh Ah Choon as he testified yesterday (16 Dec).

Since the agency was already in the know about the first maid abuse case, why did they still allow the unrepentant pair to inflict suffering in another human being? Secondly, why didn’t the agency do a house visit after losing contact with the maid for a total of 18 months?

For covering their rear, the award of #notmybusiness goes to…

On a human to human level, we would expect the children of the accused to stop their parents from inflicting such harm on their maid.

According to Gawidan, on their trip to Hong Kong, she had to eat instant noodles and bread, while the couple and their three kids ordered hotel meals for dinner.

They should testify on how it feels like to see someone nearly starve to death right in front of their eyes.

The other side of the story

The accused have responded and are starting to make excuses for their actions.

The trial would enter its second tranche on 30 Dec.

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[ The previous maid testified a similar experience - we do not know if they did the EXACT same thing
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For the uninitiated, a couple allegedly deprived her of food and did not allow her to speak to anyone. The trial has been going on since 14 Dec.

Thelma Oyasan Gawidan, the victim of this maid abuse case was allegedly given only bread and instant noodles twice a day, throughout her employment, causing her weight to plummet from 49kg to 29kg. The domestic worker claimed that her employers observed her round the clock and she only managed to leave when they left her alone to clean the area outside their Orchard Road condominium.

With the help of a fellow Filipina, Gawidan managed to get to a shelter run by the Humanitarian Organisation for Migration Economics (Home).

Her employers, Lim Choon Hong and his wife Chong Sui Foon, both 47, have claimed trial for one offence under the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act — which is punishable by up to 12 months in jail and/or a $10 000 fine.

MustShareNews also found out 10 things that the couple has allegedly done.

Gawidan said:

This seems to be a case of ill-treatment.]

[Because in the original article, they are insinuating that the defendant kidnapped the domestic worker, which is false, as she was hired not kidnapped.

The "what does this reminds you of..." also insinuates that the defendants are kidnappers, which we are not able to prove. Hence, we edited that portion.

We removed the word "errant" as it is unnecessary.

In the end, we removed the word "kidnap" because similarly, we cannot accuse them of being kidnappers.]

However, if she was unable to escape until recently, it is partially justified. Anyway, what does this remind you of? Doesn’t their behaviour appear to be that of kidnappers?

Firstly, the errant couple kept their domestic worker captive and did not let her out. Secondly, they kept watch on her most of the time — even when she was taking a shower at the public toilet in their condo. Further, they gave her only bread and instant noodles. Lastly, they kept her in the storeroom and cut off her contact with the rest of the world by taking away her phone and forbidding her to talk to anybody.

Gawidan said:

This appears to be a classic case of kidnap.

Most people's hearts have gone out to the maid after hearing her tragic abuse story.

For the uninitiated, a couple starved their maid, deprived her of food and did not allow her to speak to anyone. The trial has been going on since 14 Dec.

Thelma Oyasan Gawidan, the victim of this maid abuse case survived on bread and instant noodles throughout her torture period employment, causing her weight to plummet from 49kg to 29kg. The domestic worker claimed that her employers kept surveillance of her round the clock and she only managed to escape when they left her alone to clean the area outside their Orchard Road condominium. 

With the help of a fellow Filipina, Gawidan managed to get to a shelter run by the Humanitarian Organisation for Migration Economics (Home).

Her tormentors, Lim Choon Hong and his wife Chong Sui Foon, both 47, have claimed trial to one offence under the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act - which is punishable to up to 12 months jail and/or $10 000 fine. 

MustShareNews also found out 10 things that this pair of cold-hearted employers has done.