Loan sharks splash home with paint, burn gate after woman gives family’s address

KUALA LUMPUR: Loan sharks splattered a house with paint and glue as well as set fire to the gate after a woman who took out loans of more than RM150,000 gave her family’s address instead of her own.

MCA Public Service and Complaints Department head Datuk Seri Michael Chong said that the woman’s family had approached him for help after they were repeatedly harassed by the Ah Longs.

“Ng Hui Yoong, 25, borrowed money from loan sharks and provided her family’s address instead of her own. She ran away from home two years ago, and seldom remains in contact with the family,” he said at a press conference on Wednesday.

“Her sister and mother approached me for help.”

According to Chong, in December last year Ng had brought her father, 63, to meet two loan sharks and to discuss the matter.

She also provided the family with a list of the loan sharks' contact details and the amounts owed.

Since then, the family has not heard from her but has been repeatedly harassed.

“In mid-December, four men came to her mother’s house and locked the house gate.

“They demanded her mother settle the debts.

“A few days later they threw bricks at the house and it was splattered with yellow, black and red paint on three occasions, as well as glue, used to stick up posters with Hui Yoong's face and details.

“On Jan 8, three men poured gasoline on the house gate and set fire to it,” Chong said.

He added that a total of five police reports had been lodged at the Klang Selatan police station.

“The police have the details of the loan sharks, so I urge them to investigate the matter speedily,” said Chong, adding that the family was going public so the loan sharks knew they had nothing to do with the matter.

He also cautioned Malaysians to not simply go to disreputable moneylenders.

“Last year I dealt with 621 cases of ah long intimidation involving more than RM76mil. Most who go to these loan sharks are from the Chinese community.

“This year, I have seen 16 cases involving RM942,000 in just two weeks,” he said.