In hindsight, it captured the public imagination because it was perceived as quasi-reality TV. Anyway, one family was portrayed as the devil while the other families were portrayed as angels complete with an arch-angel. So Chinese wayang! It could just as well be seen as 7 families bullying one but Singapore is one big Chinatown and the chopsticks must band together! Besides if a lie is told by enough people it sounds convincing!
Anyway, the "angels" and the "arch-angel" lost their wings in 2005/2006, when fed-up with police ineptitude, a salvo of magistrate's complaints were filed against them. During mediation they all took the position that the complaints had no merit and refused to settle.
One bit of good news was that one of these 7 families moved out in mid-2006 to be replaced by an educated professional and his family. To date we have a cordial relationship with our new neighbours. The stupid behaviour that characterised the previous occupants of the unit is indeed gone for good. In typical fashion instead of giving the real reason for their having to sell their 3-storey house, they had to say that they sold their house because they can't stand us. Fact: they moved from a 3 storey house with a built in area of 3400 sq ft into a flat at Rose Lane with a built in area less than half of the house!
Finally, in 2007, a very learned Judge issued almost all the charges proferred and the real devils were finally showing their true colours!
Trial tomorrow so have to stop now, will continue narrative tomorrow or day after.
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