A Singaporean woman who claims to be suffering from post trauma stress disorder following an exorcism has sued a priest for damages over the affair. Today Online reports the long running saga resumed in Singapore's High Court after a seven month hiatus.
Ms Amutha Valli Krishnan's lawyer told the court that the 52 year old "is not in a position to give evidence".
When asked by defence lawyers if her absence was voluntary or based on medical grounds, he added that it was on the advice of her current psychiatrist, who is expected to take the stand later this week.
Ms Amutha Valli is suing the Church, two Catholic priests and six helpers for damages arising from assault, battery and false imprisonment during the alleged incident in August 2004.
When she took the stand over two days last November, her behaviour was near hysterical, breaking down several times, screaming at some church helpers and not being able to recall details of the incident and her life.
The alleged exorcism allegedly left her with post-traumatic stress disorder and she was unable to continue working as a tutor.
Yesterday, psychiatrist Ong Thiew Chai, who attended to Ms Amutha Valli for close to three years after the incident, testified that the trauma caused by the alleged event "had changed her personality drastically in addition to leaving her in a state of severe depression, phobia and anxiety."
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