Thai singer Chayada Prao-him, 20, died after experiencing numbness following a series of massages. She reported neck-twisting and rough handling during the sessions, which led to bruises, swelling, and eventual paralysis.

BANGKOK: A masseuse who allegedly performed a neck-twisting massage on a Thai singer, who subsequently died, has asked for fairness and an opportunity to tell her side of her story.

The deaths of a Thai singer and a Singaporean tourist following visits to massage parlours in Thailand have caused shock and prompted warnings from doctors. Chayada Prao-hom, 20, died in a hospital in northeastern Udon Thani city on Sunday.