Woman, 89, beats son with umbrella, disowns him due to loan shark issues


KUALA LUMPUR: Pushed to the brink of desperation, an 89-year-old lady has announced that she is disowning her 64-year-old son after constant harassment by loan sharks over debts amounting to RM45,000.

Kong Sew Koi said that she believes her son, Chong Khee Voon, had borrowed a sum totalling RM45,000 from 15 different loan sharks since Oct 2020 to fund his gambling habit.

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