Singapore jails Myanmar domestic helper for beating employer’s dog to death

A domestic helper who, following her Singaporean employer’s instructions, abused a pet poodle by hitting it and suspending it from a balcony railing, was sentenced to nine months in jail on Tuesday.

Myanmar national Junny Lal Awn Pui, 26, was found guilty of three counts of animal cruelty under the Animals and Cruelty Act.

A National Parks Board (NParks) veterinary report said multiple acts of abuse most likely led to the death of the male brown dog, known as Boyboy.

Earlier this year, a Facebook post by Derrick Tan, the president of the charity Voice for Animals, showed closed-circuit television footage of Junny Lal Awn Pui hitting the dog.

In one video, she is seen holding the dog down on the ground by its neck as she hits it with her hand. As the dog struggles, she hits it twice with a long, rigid rod-like object.

In another video, she uses the rod to hit the dog’s head while it is tied to a tap. The dog is also seen leashed and left to hang in its harness from the balcony railing.