Single Mum Living In Fear After Death Threats From Ah Long

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 The teacher says the loan shark threatened to kill her, her four children and her sisters if she fails to settle her former husband’s debts.
The teacher known as Lau said the loan shark posted a picture of her and her children on Facebook, along with a threatening message.IPOH: A single mother is living in fear after receiving death threats from a loan shark over her former husband’s unpaid debts
The woman, who wanted to be identified only as Lau, 47, said she received threatening phone calls from a man who claimed that her former husband had taken a RM1,000 loan which had multiplied to RM10,000.
The teacher said the syndicate threatened to kill her, her four children aged between 10 and 17, and her two younger sisters if she failed to settle her ex-husband’s debts.
“Our nightmare began last Monday when I started receiving threatening calls and messages from an ‘Ah Long’ telling me to pay my ex-husband’s debts.
“The ‘Ah Long’ also posted a picture of me and my children on Facebook, along with a threatening message,” she said at a press conference at the Perak MCA building here.
Lau said she had been living in constant fear for her family’s safety.
“I’ve told them (the loan shark) I’m no longer married to my ex-husband and have no knowledge of his debts, but they still demand that I pay them.
“I filed a police report at the Ipoh district police headquarters last Monday. I also lodged a report with the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission on April 25. The post on Facebook has since been taken down,” she said.
Meanwhile, Perak MCA public service and complaints bureau chief Yuen Chan How expressed hope that the authorities would track down those responsible and take the necessary action.
“The ‘Ah Long’ syndicate is getting bolder. They’re not just threatening borrowers but also targeting their family members to settle the debts,” he said. - FMT

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