MADAM Amutha Valli Krishnan, 52, is seeking damages for an alleged exorcism she claims was forced on her at the Novena Church on Aug 10, 2004.

She is suing the Redemptorist Order which runs the church, two priests and six church-goers who allegedly helped in the ritual.

Madam Valli and her family claim she fainted in church and was led to a room where she was held down and assaulted.

The defendants say her family had asked the priests to pray over her as she was possessed. Defence lawyers have uncovered medical records showing a history of psychiatric problems and alcohol and drug abuse, knowledge of which her family denies.

Madam Valli, who took the stand briefly last year, is not likely to return to court to testify.