Singapore, Jan. 20 -- A widow who took over a family-owned car dealership from her husband told the High Court yesterday that one of his sisters called her a "rotten" and "cheap" woman after throwing a bunch of bananas at her during her father-in-law's funeral wake.
Ms Lim Siew Ling, 48, said the Mandarin words used by her sister-in-law Neo Choon Sian were "insulting", as it meant that she was an immoral woman with many sex partners.
However, Ms Neo's lawyer contended that what his client had said was "rotten bananas".
Ms Lim also alleged that Ms Neo told mourners that she had misappropriated large sums of money from the company and paid herself a high salary.
Ms Lim has sued Ms Neo and her husband Heng Hong Hing, both 57, for defam...