Renting a home is not just for foreigners but also youngsters who wished to move out. It is going to be a more and more common practice as many people prefer ‘freedom’.
However, those who legitimately rent a place in Singapore as they are working here often have all sorts of stories about crazy landlords.
In this story a perverted one.
Landlord Charged
According to Shin Min Daily News, The girl and her boyfriend rented a place together. One night in June last year, she was touched while sleeping in the house.
When she woke up, she found a “shadow” standing beside the bed. Because of her boyfriend’s bald head, “Black Shadow” has hair, which makes the girl puzzled.
The boyfriend returned to the room after showering. After learning about the incident, he asked whether his girlfriend had encountered a “little ghost”, pointing out that he suspected that the landlord and his wife had the habit of raising “little ghosts”.
The two later secretly installed a CCTV. The girl was touched again in August, and the person who entered the room happened to be the landlord.
Yesterday(Aug 30), the landlord has been charged in court, but he has pleaded not guilty and the trial is still ongoing.
What is a ‘little ghost’?
According to folklore, there are primarily known as ‘Kum Mantong’, ‘little ghost’ or sometimes known as ‘toyol’.
Various cultures believed that they are able to attend wealth and success by giving the ‘ghost’ an offering.