SINGAPORE, Feb. 15 -- Tan Lee Hoon, 60, convicted of abusing two domestic helpers at her Sentosa Cove home in 2018, was cleared of the charges at the High Court here yesterday.
Tan had been convicted in December 2022 of seven charges of voluntarily causing hurt to the two maids, with one charge dropped, Singapore-based news agency Channel News Asia reported.
In January 2023, District Judge Salina Ishak sentenced Tan to 10 months' jail and ordered her to pay compensation to each victim.
But High Court Judge Aidan Xu said the prosecution failed to prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt due to "substantial inconsistencies" in the evidence.
"Inconsistencies in testimony and recollection are to be expected...but there must be some core of ...