SINGAPORE, Nov. 19 -- A woman who abused four of the five children she and her husband adopted has been awarded just 5.1 per cent of the couple's nearly S$10.9 million (RM34.7 million) in matrimonial assets following their divorce.

The Straits Times reported that in a written judgment delivered on November 18, Justice Choo Han Teck of the High Court ruled that the wife had made no significant contributions to the family and, instead, had caused "pain and suffering."

The couple's main asset was a S$14.7 million house, jointly purchased by the husband and his business partner, with ownership registered under their wives' names.

Justice Choo ordered the wife to transfer her 50 per cent share of the house and her stake in a company to her ...