An Indian origin 40 year old is charged for murdering a 24 year old maid in Singapore. Her maid was of Mayanmarese origin. Reportedly, the prosecutor said she tortured, abused, starved and ultimately killed the maid. It could prove to be a shocking factor for anyone's conscience.
Gaiyathiri Murugayan is reported to begin abusing, punching and even stamping her just five months into her new maid's employment. News Asia, a channel reported that the maid weighs just 24 kgs.
Piang Ngaih Don was tied to window grille and she was starved and assaulted. She died as she suffered an injury in her brain with severe blunt trauma to her neck.
The report also said that the Ngaih Don was assaulted when she tried to have food from the bin.
Murugayan faces 28 charges and she could be imprisoned for lifetime. The charges comprises of culpable homicide, voluntarily causing grievous hurt by starvation among others.
As per reports, another 87 charges will be considered while sentencing.
Piang Ngaih Don had come to work in Singapore in 2015. She was poor and needed money badly to sustain herself and her three year old son. The police investigated the abuse she faced in last 35 days from CCTV footage.
The autopsy report portrays 31 scars and 47external injuries on the body of the victim. Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy - a type of brain injury - with severe blunt trauma to the neck is the reason of her death.