Woman stages own kidnapping to escape debts in Melaka

By RSN MURALI

MELAKA: A 55-year-old woman staged her own kidnapping and demanded a ransom of RM70,000 in an attempt to persuade her family to pay off debts owed to ten loan sharks.

Melaka Tengah OCPD Asst Comm Christopher Patit reported that the suspect, a resident of Taman Kota Laksamana, was detained by police officers from the Melaka police headquarters at 3:30pm on Friday (Oct 11) in Muar, Johor.

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