SINGAPORE: Court sentenced maid to six months in prison for biting and injuring a baby because she was not sleeping. Masita Khoridaturochmah (33), a native of Indonesia, was convicted for the act.

Masita started her work as a nanny in 2021. Apart from taking care of the babies, she also did the housework. The incident happened on 26 May 2022 when the mother left to pick up her elder daughter from school after handing over the 14-month-old children to Masita. She tried to put the babies to sleep as she had to cook dinner. When one child did not sleep even after half an hour, Masita got angry and bit the child's left wrist.

The mother saw the bite mark on the baby's hand when she was trying to put her to sleep at night. Masita was asked about this but she denied it at first and later confessed. She apologized for what she did but the child's mother informed the police anyway. Masita was sentenced to six months in prison after the trial.