Saturday, November 19, 2011

She slashes bosses trying to save her

They found their maid half-squatting outside the kitchen window of their high-end condominium apartment.
Ms Alma Agustin Abobo, 30, was holding on to the window frame with her left hand.
In her right hand were several knives.

Mr Michael William Moore, 47, and his wife, Mrs Sumiko Moore, 45, tried to pull the Filipina back in.
But she lashed at them with the knives she was holding and cut them.
The couple eventually let go of their maid when they could no longer bear the pain.
Ms Abobo then fell 15 storeys and died on the spot.

The incident happened at the Draycott 8 condo, off Stevens Road, on Feb 27 last year at about 10am.
Ms Abobo had been working for the couple for just over two months.
At the coroner's inquiry into the maid's death last week, State Coroner Kessler Soh found that Ms Adobo had intended to end her life.

The court was told that Ms Abobo started working for the Moores on Dec 18, 2009. The couple have five-year-old twin girls.
The family didn't have any problems with her until Feb 26 last year, when Mrs Moore returned home after an outing with the children to find Ms Abobo upset.
Mrs Moore told the police that she couldn't understand what Ms Abobo was saying, other than the words "slow maid" and "Internet".
When Mr Moore returned from a business appointment the next day at about 12.30am, Mrs Moore told him about the incident.
Mr Moore tried talking to Ms Abobo, but he, too, could not understand what had upset her.
As it was getting late, they agreed to continue the discussion the next morning and they all went to bed at about 1am.
The next day, Mrs Moore woke up at about 9.30am.
Ms Abobo was performing her usual duties.
She asked Mrs Moore if she wanted a cup of coffee and then served her.

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