Son owes ah long money, but parents' neighbour targeted in arson attack

Chan (far left) and Lim showing their neighbour’s burnt vehicle during a press conference organised by Tebrau MP Jimmy Puah’s special officer Jalex Lee in Johor Baru on Monday (Feb 19).

JOHOR BARU: A local couple is having sleepless nights after a loan shark reportedly set fire to their neighbour’s car over their son’s debt.

Lim Lau Long, 62, said his next-door neighbour in Taman Desa Cemerlang here woke up to go to the bathroom at around 4am on Feb 2 and saw his car ablaze in their front porch.