Mentally and financially drained by his adult daughter’s irresponsibility, a semi-retired construction contractor in Selangor made the difficult decision to sever ties with her.
This comes after he spent the past five years clearing her debts that cost him more than RM160,000, reported China Press.
Speaking at a press conference, the father, simply known as Lee, said his daughter came into contact with loan sharks at the age of 21 due to online gambling activities.
As any parent would do, Lee did his best to help his daughter clear her debts. At one point, things were so dire that he was forced to sell his house in order to repay RM120,000 worth of debts.
Unfortunately, this did little to make Lee’s daughter…