Alleged loan shark debt drives man to commit suicide

KUALA LUMPUR: A man, allegedly  in debt to loan sharks, was found dead of an apparent suicide in his car in Bandar Menjalara, Tuesday morning.

Sentul OCPD ACP R. Munusamy said the 31-year-old tourist guide was found by members of the public, in his MyVi which was filled with black smoke.

“Its windscreen was cracked and there was burning coal at the back and passenger seats of the car. The vehicle's engine and air-conditioning were still running.

“Authorities were alerted by the public at about 1.15am Tuesday and he was pronounced dead at the scene,” he said.

ACP Munusamy said police found an apparent suicide note in the car, which said that the man had borrowed from loan sharks. The man is married and has three young children, he said.

The body has been sent to the Selayang Hospital for a post-mortem, and the case has been classified as sudden death.

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