'Spiritual leader' jailed for cheating followers of over $7m, forcing some to eat faeces
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SINGAPORE — 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 b'Spiritual leader' jailed for cheating followers of over $7m, forcing some to eat faeces
SINGAPORE — 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 followers, pleaded guilty in May to three counts of assault and two cheating charges. Forty-five other charges were considered during sentencing. 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. She told her followers the monies would go to Amma's society in India. Instead, Woo pocketed the monies from 2012 to 2020. In earlier proceedings, Deputy Public Prosecutor Grace Chua told the court that many of Woo's followers or their relatives were suffering from serious medical conditions. 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 told them that they could do so by making payments to Amma's society in India. Read more