Summary. "The next trial hearing in the death of Ma Suu, a 17-year-old Burmese migrant worker who was allegedly murdered by her employer, will be on March 8-9, 2006. Ma Suu left Burma to seek work in Thailand, and found a job as a domestic servant for a wealthy Thai military officer in 2001. While it remains unclear whether Ma Suu was originally trafficked across the border, her ensuing employment situation clearly amounts to a trafficking case. Held against her will in an abusive employment situation, she escaped and notified police, only to be returned to her employer and eventually killed. She died on July 16, 2002 from extensive beatings and acid burns. The public prosecutor, with help from the Thai Law Society, is seeking cooperation from key witnesses, but fear of retribution -- and the defendant?s high ranking military status -- has caused some to hesitate in cooperating." End Summary.