Jail for ‘spiritual leader’ who cheated followers of over $7m

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A purported spiritual leader, who duped her followers into handing her more than $7 million and forced some of them to eat human faeces as punishment, was sentenced to 10 years and six months’ jail on June 19. Woo May Hoe, who had claimed to be a deity and had around 30...

A purported spiritual leader, who duped her followers into handing her more than $7 million and forced some of them to eat human faeces as punishment, was sentenced to 10 years and six months’ jail on June 19.The 54-year-old Singaporean headed a group that believed in spiritual leader Sri Sakthi Narayani Amma, according to court documents, which did not provide details about Amma.

According to Woo, it was crucial for her followers to clear their “bad karma”, and increase their “good karma” to improve their health and that of their loved ones.She also ordered them to perform acts of “worship” by buying houses, condominium units and cars, all of which she used for her own benefit.

V2 now requires lifelong follow-ups for possible glaucoma, or damage to the optic nerve, which connects the eye to the brain.

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