Global InformationMurder of Piang Ngaih Don information
Piang Ngaih Don | |
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 Piang Ngaih Don before her death | |
| Born | Piang Ngaih Don 13 June 1992[1] Dimpi Village, Chin State, Myanmar |
| Died | 26 July 2016 (aged 24) Bishan, Singapore |
| Cause of death | Severe blunt trauma to the neck |
| Resting place | Dimpi Village, Chin State, Myanmar |
| Education | Grade 9 in school |
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| Known for | Victim of an abuse and murder case |
| Children | Mung Lam Tuang (son) |
| Parent(s) | Unnamed father and mother (died between 1996 and 1997) |
On the morning of 26 July 2016, Burmese maid Piang Ngaih Don (13 June 1992 – 26 July 2016) was found tortured, starved and beaten to death in a flat in Bishan, Singapore.
Her killers were Prema S. Naraynasamy, an elderly woman, and her daughter, Gaiyathiri Murugayan. Both women, the latter of whom employed the deceased maid, were arrested and charged with murder in relation to the death of the maid. A third accomplice, Kevin Chelvam, Gaiyathiri's husband and a police officer, was found to be allegedly involved in the maid abuse and to have allegedly removed evidence of the maid abuse in order to prevent his mother-in-law and wife from being punished by the authorities.
Five years after Piang was murdered, Gaiyathiri was the first to stand trial, and she was sentenced to 30 years’ imprisonment for a reduced charge of culpable homicide and other hurt-related charges on 22 June 2021. Gayathiri's mother Prema, whose murder charge was temporarily withdrawn, was sentenced to a total of seventeen years in prison in the first half of 2023 for her remaining other charges of maid abuse and removing evidence of the maid abuse. Since July 2023, Chelvam was undergoing trial for his abuse of Piang, and he was suspended from the police force in light of his criminal conduct.
The death of the maid shocked the public in Singapore given the extensive physical mistreatment of the maid, who was also said to have been starved and not given any time to rest. This also alarmed the government who decided to review and implement new policies to monitor the welfare of all foreign maids.
- ^ "Myanmar Helper Was Underage When She Arrived In S'pore, Date Of Birth Had Been Faked: Al Jazeera". Must Share News. 25 February 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.