Brisbane (Australia), Aug. 21 : A Brisbane magistrate's court was told today that the father of an Indian Australian woman, who was allegedly murdered by her boyfriend in 2003, had an affair with his niece.

According to the Courier Mail, Vijay Singh had an affair with his niece and videotaped her and other women naked in his office, the court was told.

The mother of the slain Singh siblings -- Neelma, 24, Kunal, 18, and Sidhi, 12, told the court that her husband had had many affairs with other women during their 25-year marriage, including with her nephew''s wife.

Shirley Singh, under cross-examination by defence barrister Sam Di Carlo, said she had given the police a video of Vijay Singh, his niece and other women naked in his Brisbane office.

Shirley Singh was speaking at the committal hearing for Massimo "Max" Sica, who is accused of murdering her children at their home at Bridgeman Downs in Brisbane''s north in April 2003.

When pressed by Di Carlo, Shirley Singh conceded she had told the investigating detectives that her husband had bashed her at least 50 times during their marriage. She said he had often punched her in the face with closed fists, causing black eyes and bruising.

Shirley Singh conceded her husband had warned her that if she reported the bashings, he would "cut her into pieces and then cut Max Sica". (ANI)