An Indian origin 40 year old is charged for murdering a24 year old maid in Singapore. Her maid was of Mayanmarese origin. Reportedly,the prosecutor said she tortured, abused, starved and ultimately killed themaid. It could prove to be a shocking factor for anyone's conscience.
Gaiyathiri Murugayan is reported to begin abusing, punchingand even stamping her just five months into her new maid's employment. News Asia, a channel reported that the maidweighs just 24 kgs.
Piang Ngaih Don was tied to window grille and she wasstarved and assaulted. She died as she suffered an injury in her brain withsevere blunt trauma to her neck.
The report also said that the Ngaih Don was assaultedwhen she tried to have food from the bin.
Murugayan faces 28 charges and she could be imprisoned forlifetime. The charges comprises of culpable homicide, voluntarily causinggrievous hurt by starvation among others.
As per reports, another 87 charges will be considered whilesentencing.
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 oldson. The police investigated the abuse she faced in last 35 days from CCTVfootage.
The autopsy report portrays 31 scars and 47externalinjuries on the body of the victim. Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy - a typeof brain injury - with severe blunt trauma to the neck is the reason of herdeath.