February 25, 2021
Gaiyathiri Murugayan (left) admitted to starving, torturing and ultimately killing Piang Ngaih Don.
The Straits Times file
SINGAPORE - The abuse and torture suffered by Myanmar domestic helper Piang Ngaih Don is appalling and should never have happened, said Manpower Minister Josephine Teo.
She also urged the community to help look out for and report signs of abuse of foreign workers.
Ms Piang was 24 when she died on July 26, 2016. She weighed just 24kg then, having lost 38 per cent of her body weight since she started working here on May 28, 2015.
In a Facebook post on Wednesday night (Feb 24), the minister extended her condolences to Ms Piang's family and said the Government takes the protection of foreign domestic workers (FDWs) seriously.