Welder fears for family’s safety after red paint warning


Gelang Patah MCA division chief Jason (third from right) and committee members showing stains of the red paint that was splashed into Tay's home at Taman Skudai Baru in Johor Baru.

JOHOR BARU: A welder is now living in fear, worried for his family’s safety after loan sharks splashed red paint into his home and threatened to harm him and his family.

The victim Tay Chee Choon, 52, claimed that loan sharks are going after him, as they were unable to track down his eldest daughter who had borrowed money from them.

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