Shopping addict hospitalised after debts pile up

Datuk Seri Michael Chong (sitting, right) holding a press conference regarding a woman who attempted to commit suicide twice due to a mental disorder and still being harassed by money lenders. With him are Datuk Dr Lai Kwong Choy (sitting, left) and the woman's husband Mr Lim (red cap). —SAMUEL ONG/The Star

PETALING JAYA: Mounting debts from money lenders led to a suicide attempt that has now left a woman hospitalised.

Chik, aged 30, had amassed huge debts since the beginning of the year.