Half-blind man nearly lost everything to China
bride
First, she threatened to get the police to arrest him if he refused
to marry her. When he finally relented, she made him sign a
document willing his home and all his assets to her.
Mr Liang, 62, who is blind in one eye, told a Shin Min Daily News
reporter that he first met the China woman at a coffee shop near
his home in 2004. His wife had passed away ten years earlier in
1994.
He said that she came up to him and introduced herself as a
beautician from China and said that she wanted to be his
friend.
The woman, who is 11 years younger than Mr Liang, told him that she
was a divorcee, and that her ex-husband and daughter are in
China.
Mr Liang said that the woman was very nice to him when they first
met. However, things took a drastic change three months
later.
"She told me that she wanted me to marry her. Should I refuse, she
would report me to the police, accusing me of treating her badly
and cheating her of her feelings."
As he had no knowledge about the penal code, Mr Liang took the
China woman's threats for real and agreed to the marriage. He also
listened to her instructions, asking him to keep his children in
the dark about the nuptials.
"It was only at the Registry of Marriages did I realize that we
needed two witnesses." Mr Liang told Shin Min, "I called my
daughter, telling her I needed her as my witness, but she
refused."
In the end, Mr Liang managed to get a male relative and a friend of
the China woman's to witness their marriage registration.
It was only months later that Mr Liang's children learned of their
father's marriage.
Despite acceding to her request, Mr Liang found that married life
was no better. His new wife refused to work, and constantly asked
him for money.
When his salary as a cleaner failed to satisfy his wife's needs, Mr
Liang found himself asking his daughter for money.
The former cleaner also blamed his new wife for his partial loss of
sight. Mr Liang said that he was suffering from glaucoma and
cataracts, but his condition was in check as his daughter would
take him to the doctor regularly.
When he remarried, his China wife assumed the responsibility, but
failed to bring Mr Liang for treatment after the first time. By
2008, Mr Liang lost all sight in his right eye and was unable to
work.
According to a doctor's report, Mr Liang's loss of sight was
attributed to the neglect of his condition.
In early 2007, Mr Liang's new wife forced him to sign a document
written in English. When Mr Liang indicated that he did not
understand its contents, she refused to translate it for him.
When he brought it to a neighbour, Mr Liang was horrified to learn
that it was an agreement stating that he had willed his $300,000
three-room flat as well as his CPF and bank savings to her.
However, as Mr Liang's children were aware of the agreement, the
China woman did not benefit from it during the divorce
proceedings.
