Families sever ties due to loan shark threats

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Two women have disowned close family members after repeated threats from loan sharks.   Heng, 60, said she disowned her daughter and son-in-law after receiving gruesome photos and harassing calls over debts totaling RM20,000.  In a separate case, Chia, 54, disowned her younger brother after he fled, leaving the family to deal with RM30,000 in gambling-related debts.   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news  SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar  LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00A constant threat of genital mutilation by loan sharks

00:07drove a woman to disown her own daughter and son-in-law.

00:16At a press conference organised by MCA Public Services

00:20and Complaints Department Head, Datuk Sri Michael Chong,

00:24on Thursday, the 60-year-old housewife

00:26who wished to be identified only as Heng,

00:29said she received gruesome photos from a loan shark

00:32showing people with severed genitals,

00:34with claims that he had carried out the axe himself.

00:52Heng said her peace of mind was shattered

00:55by a barrage of phone calls from illegal moneylenders

00:58over loans taken by her 36-year-old daughter

01:01and her husband, who went into hiding last month.

01:04She revealed the couple had borrowed around 20,000 ringgit

01:08from 20 loan sharks since 2024.

01:11Angered by her daughter's actions,

01:13Heng said she no longer cares what happens to her,

01:16having disowned her.

01:17In a separate case, highlighted at the same press conference,

01:40a part-time accountant, Chia, 54,

01:42said she is disowning her younger brother after he fled in June last year,

01:47leaving their family to shoulder multiple illegal loans.

01:50Chia said her 34-year-old brother, a compulsive online gambler,

01:55had accumulated debts exceeding 30,000 ringgit.

01:58Despite the family's efforts to help him repay,

02:01he continued borrowing from loan sharks.

02:03Chia said she has received threatening calls this month from loan sharks,

02:07who appeared to know her address and vehicle details,

02:11even threatening to burn her car or house.

02:13She also reported that her home had been vandalized

02:16with red and green paint twice, in July and last month.

02:21Chong noted that the harassment by loan sharks had become so severe

02:24that both families were forced to take the painful step

02:27of disowning their own family members.

02:30Both Heng and Chia have lodged police reports

02:32with the Kajang and Sentul police, respectively.

02:37Kajang and Sentul police,

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