THREE siblings turned against their mother yesterday and
supported their sister's description of the older woman as prone to
episodes of violence.
Their mother, Madam Lim Geok Swan, 76, had taken one of her
daughters, accountant Lim Shook Luan, 49, to court over what she
said is her share of money from the sale of an apartment.
She claims her daughter owes her more than $308,000 after their
Minton Rise apartment became part of an en bloc sale in 2007 and
fetched $617,737.
On the stand on Wednesday, Ms Lim painted a vivid picture of her
mother as a woman who would erupt in violent outbursts at her six
children, especially after she consumed alcohol. She cited a few
incidents, including one in 1997, when her mother allegedly
threatened her with a chopper and police had to be called in.
Yesterday, her older sister, Ms Lim Soo Kheng, 52, who had been
in the house at the time, told the court emphatically: 'It
happened.'
She said that although she had not seen her mother wielding the
chopper at the time, she had run into the room with her sister and
locked the door. Their mother continued to bang on the lock with
the chopper.
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