A 25-year-old Indian-origin man has been sentenced to six months in jail in Singapore for grievously beating up his domestic help in 2020. Suriya Krishnan was also ordered to pay SGD8,500 in compensation to the victim, a domestic worker from Myanmar. Krishnan pleaded guilty to one count of voluntarily causing hurt to his domestic worker - where the hurt was not intended to be grievous but turned out to be so. A second charge of kicking the maid's head, shoulder and thigh was taken into consideration, Channel News Asia reported.

The court heard that the victim, a 27-year-old Myanmar national, was employed by Suriya's sister. Suriya lived in a flat in Hougang Housing Estate here with his sister, parents and the victim. On the night of May 29, 2020, Suriya's family was celebrating his father's birthday in the apartment. Before celebrations began, Suriya consumed a 750ml bottle of liquor and was intoxicated.