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When adult children are abusive and overly dependent on their elderly parents

The Ministry of Social and Family Development said there was a small increase in the number of elder abuse cases in 2022. PHOTO: ST FILE
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SINGAPORE – A man in his 30s refused to work, and demanded $10 to $20 a day from his elderly parents to buy food and cigarettes.

His father is retired, while his mother is working into her 70s as a cleaner to provide for their only child.

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