A maid has appeared in court yesterday (Jan 6) and was charged with the murder of a 70-year-old woman.
Myanmar national Zin Mar Nwe official documents reflected that her age is 23 but her real age is only 17-years-old, she was told to lie about her age in order to secure her employment by her agent.
Zin Nar New murdered the elderly woman by stabbing her 26 times back in 2018.
A Police officer testified in court and said that Zin Mar Nwe previously revealed that the elderly woman who visited the employer’s home from India was abusive.
The elderly woman is the mother-in-law of the employer, the employer testified that the victim was a person that would not get physical.
The murder happened in less than two months after she was employed in May 2018.
The maid and the victim were the only people at home during the incident, after the victim was stabbed the maid took some cash and returned to the maid agency where she was arrested.
In Singapore, murders are taken seriously and she will be facing either the death penalty or life imprisonment.
The maid will be back in court on Jan 11.