SINGAPORE: A maid on trial for stabbing her employer to death was convicted on Monday (Apr 6) of a lesser murder charge, and might escape the ...
was convicted on Monday of a lesser murder charge, and might escape the death penalty.
The judge adjourned the case to a later date after her defence lawyers said they needed time to prepare her mitigation.AdvertisementDaryati had gone to trial a year ago over the 2016 incident. She had worked for Madam Seow and her family at her Telok Kurau home for only two months when she became homesick and longed for her lover, who was in Hong Kong.
Daryati roped the family's other helper, 27-year-old Don Hayati, into the scheme to retrieve passports from a locked safe, but did not tell her about the murder she planned.She uttered a code word to Don Hayati before confronting Madam Seow in her bedroom while brandishing a knife and asking for her passport.
READ: Telok Kurau murder trial: Maid accused of killing employer gave police statement 'under oppression', defence claimsDespite being stabbed in the neck, Mr Ong managed to overpower Daryati and dragged her out of the toilet.
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