'Should have jumped down and died': Family members hurl insults at maid in chat group after she left flat to eat in coffee shop
SINGAPORE — After a maid climbed out of a corridor window of an HDB flat to go to a coffee shop, members of her employer's family sent messages in a group chat wishing that she should have jumped down and died instead, and insulted her with vulgarities.
The maid Piang Ngaih Don, who was from Myanmar, started working for Chelvam's family in May 2015 and died on July 26 a year later after prolonged abuse while under his employment. On one such occasion, Isabella said Prema called her to say that the maid had left by climbing out of the corridor window. She then told Kishore, who was on reservist, what happened. He and his friend later went to the flat.When Isabella returned, she found Piang Ngaih Don, Kishore and his friend, who had located the maid at a coffeeshop.
Isabella responded: "Exactly, should have just jumped down and died." She also said that "she is just worse than a dog". Piang Ngaih Don weighed 39kg when she started working for Chelvam's family and was 24kg when she died. At first, she said she was confused about where she left the handbag. She later said she was sure she had put it down in the master bedroom. She also said that she did not speak with Chelvam other than talking in the kitchen about food for his two children.
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