Oops! I had missed the VDD=10 and read it as VDD= 0.
Does VDD remain stable or does it pulse regularly? If it pulses, it suggests that the Viper53 is trying to start-up, but is being held-back by something.
The PCB around the Viper53 appears to have suffered some significant heat! I suspect that chip's demise was probably a symptom; not a cause. Could be just a trick of the light, however, there is a PCB track that starts under R44 and travels north-east towards the low voltage test-points - looks like it has been over-heating. If this is so, that current must have originated in the transformer - i.e. it is highly likely that that is fried too - probably taking the Viper53 with it.