February 23, 2021
Gaiyathiri Murugayan being taken back to her home at Block 145 Bishan Street 11 by police for investigations on Aug 3, 2016.
The Straits Times file
SINGAPORE - Chilling footage of an emaciated domestic worker being grabbed by the hair and shaken like a rag doll was played in court on Tuesday (Feb 23).
Her Singaporean employer, the wife of a police officer, admitted that she had starved, tortured and ultimately killed her 24-year-old Myanmar helper.
Prosecutors are seeking life imprisonment for Gaiyathiri Murugayan, 40, after she pleaded guilty to 28 charges, the most serious being one of culpable homicide.
For close to 10 months, the maid, Ms Piang Ngaih Don, was physically assaulted almost daily, deprived of food and rest, and made to shower and relieve herself with the toilet door open.
Singapore News - Chilling footage of an emaciated domestic worker being grabbed by the hair and shaken like a rag doll was played in court yesterday. Her Singaporean employer, the wife of a police officer, admitted that she had starved, tortured and ultimately killed her 24-year-old Myanmar. Read more at www.tnp.sg