Parents harassed by loan sharks over son's debts


IPOH: A married couple in Taman Desa Pengkalan here is living in fear after loan sharks started harassing them over their son’s debts.

The victim, who only wanted to be known as Miss Khong, 54, said she and her husband have been hounded by the loan sharks, with some wanting to set fire to their house if they did not pay their son’s debts.

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