Man sued for allegedly using flat as temple
Neighbours say Taoist rituals created unbearable inconvenience after he became a medium
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Buy SPH photosA couple are suing their neighbour for allegedly running a Taoist temple out of his three-room Tampines Housing Board flat, causing them nuisance in terms of noise and smoke.
The pair of neighbours, who had lived amicably side-by-side for 15 years, became engaged in a legal tussle six years ago when the defendant, Mr Lim Chong Lin, allegedly became a Taoist medium.
The case, which was first filed in the Supreme Court two years ago, was heard in the Subordinate Court on Jan 30 this year.
In their statement of claim, the plaintiffs, Mr Cheang Peng Yew and Madam Diana Ng, said that the defendant began performing religious rituals at his flat in 2006.
