Elderly woman disowns son-in-law

KUALA LUMPUR: A 77-year-old disabled woman has disowned her son-in-law who used her address and phone number to borrow money from Ah Long, resulting in harassment from the loan sharks over his debts.

Tang May Yoke said that she had been harassed several times by Ah Long as the son-in-law, Chu Sai Cheung, 67, had disappeared without paying his debts.

She faced the press yesterday accompanied by MCA Public Services and Complaints Department chief Datuk Seri Michael Chong to publicly disown her son-in-law.

Tang said that Chu, who is married to her eldest daughter, had previously asked her to lend him RM20,000 to settle his gambling debts.

“I gave him my savings of RM20,000. But in less than a week, he asked for another RM50,000,” she said, adding that she refused to help him the second time.

In distress: ?Tang ?showing the picture of Chu, her son-in-law. Chu has disappeared after racking up debts.

She said that last Sunday, she saw a few people in front of her house.

The next day, she found a note in front of her house with the name and photo of her son-in-law.

She added that she received a call from an Ah Long demanding Chu’s debt of RM4,000.

Chong urged Chu to stop hiding and face up to the situation.

“Come out and clarify how much you borrowed and from how many Ah Longs.

“It is not logical to look for the old lady and threaten her. If they (Ah Long) contact her again, I will definitely get the police to take action,” he said.