Quoted from The Straits Times article "In the weeks before her death, the couple noticed she was becoming weak and was panting for breath. Pua suggested they stop hitting her to allow her to recover before "starting anew". But after a few days, Tan resumed hitting Ms Ee to punish her for breaking the rules." (http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/woman-dies-after-being-physically-tortured-by-couple-for-8-months) Also quoted from Channel News Asia article "About two weeks before her death, when they realised Annie was growing increasingly weak, Tan and Pua started to monitor her blood pressure and heart rate." (http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/couple-tortured-intellectually-disabled-waitress-who-died-after-9445228) From Singapore Statutes: Culpable homicide 299. Whoever causes death by doing an act with the intention of causing death, or with the intention of causing such bodily injury as is likely to cause death, or with the knowledge that he is likely by such act to cause death, commits the offence of culpable homicide. Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder *304. Whoever commits culpable homicide not amounting to murder shall — (a) if the act by which death is caused is done with the intention of causing death, or of causing such bodily injury as is likely to cause death, be punished with — (i) imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable to caning; or (ii) imprisonment for a term which may extend to 20 years, and shall also be liable to fine or to caning; or (b) if the act is done with the knowledge that it is likely to cause death, but without any intention to cause death, or to cause such bodily injury as is likely to cause death, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 10 years, or with fine, or with caning, or with any combination of such punishments. Murder 300. Except in the cases hereinafter excepted culpable homicide is murder — (a) if the act by which the death is caused is done with the intention of causing death; (b) if it is done with the intention of causing such bodily injury as the offender knows to be likely to cause the death of the person to whom the harm is caused; (c) if it is done with the intention of causing bodily injury to any person, and the bodily injury intended to be inflicted is sufficient in the ordinary course of nature to cause death; or (d) if the person committing the act knows that it is so imminently dangerous that it must in all probability cause death, or such bodily injury as is likely to cause death, and commits such act without any excuse for incurring the risk of causing death, or such injury as aforesaid. Punishment for murder 302.—(1) Whoever commits murder within the meaning of section 300(a) shall be punished with death. (2) Whoever commits murder within the meaning of section 300(b), (c) or (d) shall be punished with death or imprisonment for life and shall, if he is not punished with death, also be liable to caning.