A domestic helper in Singapore abused a 90-year-old woman she was supposed to care for, including slapping her face and hitting her with a diaper.
Some of the mistreatment occurred while the victim, who has moderate vascular dementia, was partially unclothed, as her helper, Nwe Nwe San, attempted to help her put on a diaper.
Nwe Nwe San, a 49-year-old Myanmar national, was jailed for 52 weeks on Monday.
She pleaded guilty through an interpreter to two counts of voluntarily causing hurt to a...
Singapore jails helper who slapped, hit and kicked elderly dementia patient
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Source: scmp.com

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