Global InformationPurwanti Parji case information
Purwanti Parji | |
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| Born | 5 September 1985 Indonesia |
| Criminal status | Imprisoned since 4 August 2003; possibly released on parole after spending minimally 20 years in jail |
| Conviction(s) | Manslaughter |
| Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment |
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| Victims | 1 |
| Date | 4 August 2003 |
| Country | Singapore |
Date apprehended | 4 August 2003 |
On 4 August 2003, 17-year-old Purwanti Parji, an Indonesian citizen and former maid, murdered her Singaporean employer's mother-in-law at Paya Lebar. Purwanti was said to have strangled 57-year-old Har Chit Heang (夏织香) to death due to the victim allegedly mistreating her, and Purwanti also forged the death as suicide in an attempt to cover up her criminal conduct before the police arrested her as a suspect. Initially charged with murder, Purwanti pleaded guilty to a lesser offence of manslaughter in September 2004. After considering the brutality of the crime, the High Court sentenced Purwanti to life imprisonment.