By The SUN
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| The abuse happened at the employer's house in Villa Esplanada, Tsing Yi |
A 65-year-old
retired female teacher was sentenced today to four weeks imprisonment, suspended for
18 months, after she pleaded guilty to assaulting
her Filipina domestic helper last April 18.
Chow Ching-yee
had admitted pulling the hair of her helper, Ruby F. Caman, slapping her and
beating her shoulders and back. The assault happened inside the employer’s flat
in Block 6, Villa Esplanada in Tsing Yi.
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The elderly
employer was said to have been upset by Caman’s failure to respond immediately
to her request for a hand massage.
Caman reported
the incident to the police and Chow was arrested and later charged with one
count of common assault.
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Chow had
earlier pleaded guilty to the charge and in mitigation said she had been taking
antidepressants for a year because she had to look after her husband who has heart
disease and lung cancer.
In sentencing, Shatin Magistrate David Cheung said the case was serious and it lasted for 30 seconds.
As a former teacher, he said Chow should have been more rational and should have treated Caman as an employee instead of as “slave.”
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Cheung said
Chow deserved a prison sentence, but taking into account her illness and the fact that she has to take care of her sick husband, he decided to suspend the sentence for 18 months.
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That means
Chow should not re-offend during that period, or she would be have to serve her
sentence of four-week imprisonment, apart from whatever penalty is imposed for
the new offence.
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