Lim was jailed for three weeks and fined S$10,000 ($7,175, ?5,700), while Chong was jailed for three months.
Image copyright AFP/Getty Images Image caption Lim Choon Hong (left) and his wife Chong Sui Foon (right) were jailed for three weeks and three months respectivelyA Singaporean couple have been jailed for starving their domestic worker from the Philippines, in a case that has shocked the city-state.
Unable to seek helpIn the latest case, Filipino domestic worker Thelma Oyasan Gawidan was starved over a period of 15 months, where her weight dropped from 49kg to 29kg.
Ms Gawidan said she was unable to seek help earlier as her employers had confiscated her mobile phone and passport.
She testified in court that she was fed only small amounts of food twice a day, and her requests for more food were denied.
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