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Singapore jails Indonesian helper for mixing menstrual blood, saliva into employer’s food
- The 30-year-old also stole US$12,624 from her employer’s safe and was sentenced to six months and seven weeks in jail
- She put the bodily fluids into the family’s kettle and rice, hoping that they would not scold her for her work performance
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A foreign domestic helper had stolen more than S$17,000 (US$12,624) in cash from her Singaporean employer’s mother. She was also afraid that the family would scold her for her work performance.
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So the Indonesian mixed some of her urine, saliva and menstrual blood into their rice and water, and the family of six ended up consuming it.
This practice of using vaginal fluids to make love and magical potions can be found in some parts of Southeast Asia, where some believe that they have special powers.
On Monday, the domestic worker – who goes by one name, Diana – was sentenced to six months and seven weeks’ jail for her actions.
The 30-year-old pleaded guilty in a District Court to two counts of mischief and one count of theft. Another charge of theft was taken into consideration for sentencing.
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Diana had worked for her employers for about two years when she put the offending fluids into the family’s kettle and rice.
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