‘Greatest grief’: Megan Khung’s grandma says case over, but pain will last lifetime
SINGAPORE — Six years of reading news reports about her granddaughter, Megan Khung, have worn down the 69-year-old.While the case finally closed on Nov 13 as the third culprit involved in Megan’s death was sentenced to 13 years’ jail, the girl’s grandmother said her suffering has not ended.The woman told The Straits Times in Mandarin: “What happened to Megan has caused me the greatest grief. The pain will last a lifetime.”She was speaking over the phone after hearing about the sentencing of Nouvelle Chua Ruoshi.Chua had been part of a conspiracy to abuse four-year-old Megan Khung, alongside the girl’s mother Foo Li Ping and the mother’s boyfriend Wong Shi Xiang, who were both jailed in 2025.The girl had suffered for over a year from horrific physical and emotional abuse before dying on Feb 22, 2020. Chua helped Foo and Wong dispose of Megan’s body by burning it. Her ashes were never recovered.Megan was born on Oct 4, 2015, and would have been 11 years old if she had lived.The shadow of Megan’s death hangs over the family. Megan’s name rarely comes up during her grandmother’s monthly prison visits to Foo, her daughter.