2018 case of a Myanmar maid charged with murder in Singapore
Zin Mar Nwe
Born
Zin Mar Nwe
2001 (age 22–23)[2]
Myanmar
Nationality
Burmese
Occupation
Domestic maid (former)
Criminal status
Imprisoned at Changi Women's Prison
Motive
Out of anger over alleged mistreatment by the victim
Conviction(s)
Murder under Section 300(c) of the Penal Code (one count)
Criminal charge
1st charge: Murder of a 70-year-old woman by stabbing
Penalty
Life imprisonment[1]
On 25 June 2018, at Singapore's Choa Chu Kang, 17-year-old Zin Mar Nwe, a foreign maid from Myanmar, used a knife to stab her employer's mother-in-law, who was alleged to have abused the maid. The 70-year-old elderly victim, an Indian national, sustained 26 knife wounds and died from acute haemorrhage caused by the stabbing. Zin was arrested not long after the killing and charged with murder. Although the victim was initially named in the local and international media, her name was subsequently not reported to protect the identity of one of her family members who was underage.
Zin, who claimed that she was suffering from diminished responsibility at the time of the murder, stood trial three years later in November 2021 for the crime. The High Court found her guilty of murder on 18 May 2023,[3][4] and more than a month later, Zin Mar Nwe was sentenced to life in prison on 4 July 2023, after the trial court duly considered that Zin should not be given the death sentence on account that she was a minor when killing the victim and thus, she was spared the gallows and received a life sentence for the brutal crime.[5][6]
^"Singapore jails Myanmar maid for life over murder of employer's 70-year-old mother-in-law she stabbed 26 times". South China Morning Post. 4 July 2023.
^"Pembantu rumah didapati bersalah bunuh ibu mertua majikan". Berita MediaCorp (in Malay). 18 May 2023.
^"26刀捅死男雇主岳母 17岁女佣谋杀罪成立". Johor China Press (in Chinese). 18 May 2023.
^"捅死雇主七旬岳母 17岁缅甸女佣罪成". Sin Chew Daily (in Chinese). 18 May 2023.
^"不堪被打骂26刀捅死雇主七旬岳母 缅甸籍女佣被判终身监禁". 8World News (in Chinese). 4 July 2023.
^"26刀捅死雇主岳母 缅籍女佣终生监禁". Lianhe Zaobao (in Chinese). 4 July 2023.
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