Dream home turns into nightmare after alleged loan shark harassment

The Star

She bought the house of her dreams for RM245,000, spent more than RM200,000 turning it into a home, and lived there peacefully for 12 years. But that sense of security was shattered when “loan sharks” began demanding payment for a debt she said was never hers.  The woman, who only wished to be known as Leong, 46, a restaurant manager, said the harassment began in February this year when she received a loan shark demand notice addressed to the previous owner's son over alleged gambling-related debts.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00We produced, now got the red paint, okay, you hold this.

00:08The alum asked her to pay, she pay back.

00:12She pay back a total of...

00:18this...

00:182,000 ringgit.

00:20I call my child, he didn't get my father.

00:23I was in 2 months, I was receiving a threatening IC in my mailing box.

00:30So, I just found my previous owner's son.

00:45I received a mail from the mailbox that has written this guy,

00:51owing money.

00:53Then, after that, nothing happened.

00:55Only after...

00:56The reason is, on the July 25th, my house got splashed with red paint.

01:02And then I make police report and find the previous owner, asking what happened.

01:07So, he said that he owe money.

01:10And then, we asked the police to call to that number to negotiate about the amount he has to pay.

01:18After that, on the Monday, I received a threatening voice print from my phone number.

01:24I don't know why, where can the loan charge get my phone number from?

01:28And then threatening me, this is the first case, I splashed red paint,

01:32and then coming, we will burn down, burn your house.

01:35You better ask the borrower to come and face this case.

01:38I bought this house, it's 14 years ago.

01:40But they did change the address from their banking, telco, whatever, mailing address.

01:48The alum managed to contact the borrower.

01:53So, the borrower said,

01:55I ran away already.

01:56I ran away already.

01:58My whole family also ran away.

02:00I cannot pay you this.

02:01So, the alum said, never mind.

02:04You can run away.

02:05I go after the new owner.

02:07This is what the alum last threatened her.

02:10They want to burn the house,

02:13and want to what?

02:14Where she know nothing.

02:15She only know the restaurant business.

02:17Now suddenly, her house also now painted with extra pain and all things.

02:22So, she suffered after 14 years.

02:24These few days also got threatening like that coming over?

02:26Now, every night, almost morning, motorcycle,

02:30rounding the house, rounding to disturb her.

02:47I have Rob 궁금 for her.

02:47Who lends her to those from home?

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