Maid charged with murder of 73-year-old man in Bishan
The unit in a block at Bishan Street 23 where a 49-year-old domestic worker allegedly murdered a 73-year-old man on April 28, 2022.
SINGAPORE — A 49-year-old maid was charged on Saturday (April 30) with the murder of a 73-year-old man in Bishan.
Sumiyati, who goes by one name, followed court proceedings on Saturday through a Bahasa Indonesia interpreter. She appeared in the State Courts via video link from remand.
The prosecution applied for her to be remanded for psychiatric observation and she will return to court next month. Sumiyati nodded to show that she understood the proceedings and did not ask any questions.
The police said on Friday that they were alerted at about 8.50pm on Thursday to a death in a flat along Bishan Street 23.
Upon arrival, they found the victim lying motionless inside. He was later pronounced dead by paramedics at the scene.
The maid, who worked in the victim's household, was subsequently arrested.
The offence of murder carries the death penalty. CNA
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