A singaporean woman who starved, assaulted and ultimately killed her domestic worker was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Tuesday, with the judge describing the case as “among the worst types of culpable homicide”.
The domestic worker died in July 2016, after her employer Gaiyathiri Murugayan, repeatedly assaulted her over several hours.
The 41-year old woman, Gayathri, pleaded guilty in February to 28 charges including culpable homicide . Another 87 charges were taken into account in sentencing.
The affluent city-state is home to about 250,000 domestic workers who mostly come from poorer asian countries, and stories of mistreatment are common.
After hearing an additional plea of mitigation submitted by Gaiyathiri in a bid to avoid the life sentence sought by the prosecution, Justice See Kee Oon sentenced her to 30 years in prison starting from the date of her arrest in 2016.
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