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Fight over $4m condo lands woman in jail for contempt of court in rare case
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The woman steadfastly refused to give up the D'Leedon condominium unit despite being ordered to do so.
ST ILLUSTRATION: MANNY FRANCISCO
- A woman was jailed for two weeks for defying a court order to return a $4 million apartment to her ex-lover after their relationship ended acrimoniously.
- The High Court initially ordered her to return the apartment and other assets, as the funds used to purchase them had originated from her former lover.
- Despite court orders, the woman refused to sign transfer documents and even filed a caveat, leading to a contempt-of-court action and subsequent jail time.
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SINGAPORE – Disputes over properties are never pleasant, but an embittered woman took it further by refusing to recognise a court decision that declared she had lost her case, until she ended up in jail for two weeks.
Despite being ordered by the court to surrender a $4 million apartment that was bought with money from her former lover, she would not budge, steadfastly refusing to sign the transfer document or hand over the certificate of title.
