Mum of woman who abused Megan Khung, 4, to death, says: 'Everyone makes mistakes'
RIP Megan.
After her trial on Apr. 3, Foo Li Ping, 29, was allowed 20 minutes to speak with her relatives.
Through a glass partition, she had a tearful conversation with her mother, who was dressed in black.
The 70-year-old held her daughter's hand and told her to take care of herself in prison.
"I didn’t get to study much, but I want you to study a lot, do you understand?" she told Foo, according to
8world.
Foo, who had been sentenced to 19 years' jail, asked her mother to visit her often and to wait for her.
She said they would be able to reunite after eight more years of imprisonment, referring to the point in her jail term during which she may be
eligible for parole, if she demonstrates good behaviour.
"I will take good care of myself," Foo told her mother.
Her mother responded by wiping away her daughter's tears with a tissue, and reminding her not to be sad anymore, and to be a good person.
Other friends and family were also seen taking turns to speak to Foo.
Addressing the media afterwards, the woman said: "Everyone makes mistakes."
Sentencing
Foo earlier pleaded guilty to one count each of child abuse, allowing a child's death, and intentionally disposing of a corpse to impede investigations.
She participated in the abuse of her daughter, four-year-old Megan Khung, over the span of 13 months.
Under the care of her and her boyfriend, 38-year-old Wong Shi Xiang, the toddler was caned, starved, and humiliated.
She was also forced to eat mucus and food from the dustbin, and made to sleep in the balcony in the afternoon sun, resulting in heatstroke.
Megan eventually died after Wong fatally punched her in the stomach.
The couple were consuming drugs in their condominium unit at the time.
Instead of calling an ambulance, they tried to resuscitate her by blowing drug fumes into her mouth.
During the hearing, Foo's lawyers, who represented her pro bono, said that she had been "trapped in an abusive relationship" with Wong.
Wong lashed out at her when she did try to stop him, they said.
But the judge pointed out that Foo abused Megan even when Wong was not present.
Wong, on his end, was sentenced to 30 years' jail and 17 strokes of the cane.
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