SINGAPORE: Allegations that a Chinese man has manipulated a 87-year-old Singaporean widow to give him control over her fortune have sparked outrage in the city-state, where anti-immigrant sentiment is running high.

The Straits Times newspaper reported Friday that a niece of Chung Khin Chun, a retired physiotherapist suffering from dementia, has asked the High Court to strip Yang Yin, 40, of a power-of-attorney from the widow.

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