According to the high court, a 41-year-old housewife blatantly took advantage of her position as an employer of a Myanmar maid and tortured and starve her maid to death. Earlier today(June 22), She was sentenced to 30 years in jail.
24-year-old Piang Ngaih Don was only 39kg when she was employed by her employer 41-year-old Gaiyathiri Murugayan. When she died, she was only 24kg.
Assault
For almost 10 months, the maid was assualted by her and barely given any food or rest time for her. She was tied to the window grille at night for the last 12 days of her life.
She died on 26 July 2016, weighing at only 24kg. The assaults was captured by a CCTV camera in the unit.
Footage of the CCTV shows Gaiyathiri punching, kicking stomping on her and even pouring water over the maid.
At more serious times, she would even be choked and burned with a heated iron. She was treated as if she was “lesser than an animal”.
Starved
Her daily diet comprises of a soaked piece of bread and cold food from the fridge. She was also forced to use the bathroom with the doors opened.