Desmond Leong Faang Ming, 52, accompanying a 13-year-old bone cancer patient before he passed away to the illness last year.
JOHOR BARU: Six years ago, Desmond Leong was ready to kill himself after landing in debt due to his gambling addiction.
“Gambling ruined me, and in 2011, I made up my mind to take my own life.
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