A MALAYSIAN couple were charged on Friday with the murder of their Cambodian maid, who police suspect may have died of prolonged starvation.
The alleged abuse case of Mey Sichan, who would have turned 24 in September, is one of many that have caused both Cambodia and Indonesia to suspend sending maids to Malaysia.
Hardware store owners Soh Chew Tong, 43, and his wife Chin Chui Ling, 40, were charged in a district court in northern Penang state over their maid's murder, government lawyer Nurdeenie Abdul Rashid told AFP.
Murder convictions carry the mandatory death penalty by hanging. No plea was recorded, pending submission of a post-mortem report. The next court date is June 7. (Agencies)
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