JOHOR BARU: An executive at a company in Singapore is living in fear after being harassed by a loan shark despite being separated and cutting ties with her ex-husband ten years ago.
The woman, identified only as Yeng, 42, said the loan shark threatened to set fire to her family home in Taman Desa Jaya here if she did not repay her ex-husband's debt.
She said that not only did he send threats via WhatsApp, but he also threw yellow paint at her sister's house.
"Our family's nightmare began in the middle of last month when I received threatening messages from the loan shark, pressuring me to repay the money borrowed by my ex-husband.
"Not only that, the loan shark then came to my sister's house and left a threatening note demanding the repayment of my ex-husband's debt.
"On Oct 3, the loan shark threw yellow paint at our house, damaging the gate and a car," she said at a press conference at the Johor Jaya State Assemblyman's Office in Taman Johor Jaya here yesterday.
Yeng said her family had to spend around RM2,000 to repair the damage caused by the actions of the loan shark.
The single mother of two children aged 14 and 18 said, ever since then she has been worried about her family's safety.
"My two children live with my brother, sister, and brother-in-law in the house, while I can only return from Singapore once a week.
"Our family has trouble sleeping every night, not knowing when the loan shark will return. This is not the first time my ex-husband has had issues with the loan shark.
"My ex-husband borrowed money from the loan shark before. This problem was also the reason for our divorce.
"When we were still married, our old house was also thrown with paint because my he had borrowed money from the loan shark," she said, adding that she had filed three police reports regarding the matter.