{"id":4612,"date":"2006-08-31T09:44:33","date_gmt":"2006-08-31T14:44:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/2006\/08\/31\/woman-sues-church-for-botched-exorcism\/"},"modified":"2006-08-31T09:44:33","modified_gmt":"2006-08-31T14:44:33","slug":"woman-sues-church-for-botched-exorcism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/2006\/08\/woman-sues-church-for-botched-exorcism\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman sues church for botched exorcism"},"content":{"rendered":"

Singapore- A 50-year-old woman is suing a church, two Catholic priests and seven helpers for severe side affects of a botched exorcism two years ago, news reports said on Thursday. Amutha Valli maintains the procedure performed against her has left her so traumatized that she now needs 24-hour care, according to The Straits Times.<\/p>\n

She claims that Father Simon Tan and Father Jacob Ong with the Novena Church attempted the exorcism on August 10, 2004.<\/p>\n

Valli, her daughter and a friend had gone to the church with her son. She fainted, and the two priests took her to a room to rest.<\/p>\n

With her family outside, Valli claims they performed an exorcism lasting two-and-a-half hours with the seven helpers. She said she was pinned down, throttled and verbally abused during the procedure.<\/p>\n

Her husband Suppiah Jeyabal, a 55-year-old taxi driver, said the incident has turned his wife into a hysterical person.<\/p>\n

"She is scared of going out by herself, cannot work, and until recently, was unable to go to the toilet unaccompanied," he was quoted as saying.<\/p>\n

Valli is seeking damages amounting to 250,000 Singapore dollars (160,000 US dollars), which include her loss of earnings as a tutor and future medical expenses for psychiatric treatment and medication. The previous expenses have wiped out most of the couple’s savings.<\/p>\n

Tan would not comment on the suit. He denied any act of exorcism in earlier remarks.<\/p>\n

He said Valli had approached them for help, claiming she was possessed.<\/p>\n

Tan, Ong and the helpers only prayed over her in an act of deliverance, he said.<\/p>\n

A priest would have to be specially appointed by a bishop to perform any exorcism, which did not happen.
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