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A pair of adult siblings went to a family court to obtain court orders against each other.

The brother's chief complaint was that his sister, against his wishes, repeatedly entered his bedroom to clean it. This went on for eight years and it caused him so much stress that he was admitted to the Institute of Mental Health a few times.

The sister explained that she was cleaning the room because "her siblings did not clean their rooms".

Another sibling, who shared the room with the brother, said the sister would "choose the wrong timing to clean the room".

According to a CNA report, she used to enter the room at 9pm, but her schedule changed to 11pm. At times, she would come in the "middle of the night to clean and clean until the wee hours of the night" before going back to her residence at 3am or 6am.

When asked why she felt the need to clean it at that time, she said, "Because I need to work, my dear."

The sister explained, "I need work, my own schedule. I got to go according to my own schedule, my free time."

She claimed that the siblings don't clean up after themselves and the room was mouldy with "a lot of pests".

Judge Tan rejected that argument as there was no evidence to show that the room was in such a poor state that it had to be cleaned against his will.

He also concurred that sister's actions had caused her brother anguish, which resulted in him assaulting her one day.

While that behaviour was "unacceptable", and was the reason why Judge Tan granted the sister a personal protection order against her brother, it "provided further support for the finding that the sister's conduct had caused the brother deep distress".

Judge Tan said, "It is not difficult to imagine that having someone in one's bedroom in the wee hours of the night would be disruptive and distressing."