Maid jailed 16 years for stabbing to death 95-year-old employer who spat in her face

Sandar Htoo originally faced a murder charge, but it was reduced after she was assessed to be suffering from a mental condition.in the face with one knife, and in the neck with another knife, was sentenced to 16 years' jail after she pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of culpable homicide on Tuesday .

The grey-haired Myanmar national is 36 years old, according to her identification documents, but her assigned lawyer Daniel Koh said she was actually 51 and had told the maid agency she was younger to gain employment. At about 8am on July 6 that year, Sandar Htoo was late in helping Madam Ang, who then spat in her face and uttered "naughty Myanmar maid".Hours later, the spitting incident was still on her mind while Madam Ang was taking her afternoon nap and her son had left the house.

She asked a passer-by for help to get to the police. The passer-by then called a Grab ride and accompanied her.

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