A lorry driver deep in gambling debts sold three of his
children to pay off his debtors. The children’s mother, Liew Kim Yow,
27, said the 25-year-old man, whom she referred to as her “boyfriend”
because they were not legally married, had suggested in September that
his mother take care of their two sons, aged one and three and their
five-year-old daughter, while they went to Singapore to work. They have
been living together in Serendah, Hulu Selangor, for seven years.
Liew, who is unemployed, stayed at home to take care of the children
while the man worked as a lorry driver. But after three months, she
suspected something amiss because their plans to move to Singapore did
not materialise and he kept giving excuses each time she wanted to see
their children.
“He told me before that someone had offered him RM50,000
(S$20,316) to adopt our son and RM20,000 for our eldest daughter. I told
him that no matter how poor we were, we could not sell our children,” she said at the MCA Public Complaints and Services Department here yesterday.
On December 23 last year, she lodged a report against the man at the
Serendah police station. To her shock, she found out that he had lodged a
report in October alleging that she had been missing from home since
May.
In his report, he claimed that he had no choice but to
give up his children for adoption as he could not afford to raise them
single-handedly. Denying that she had ever left home, Liew said her
boyfriend was a compulsive gambler who had been in trouble with loan
sharks before but his parents paid off his debts.
The man has since disappeared and attempts to contact him have failed.
Hulu Selangor OCPD Supt Norel Azmi Yahya Afendy confirmed having received the report.
Department head Datuk Seri Michael Chong urged those who had
“adopted” the children to contact his office immediately. “As there
were no court orders for these adoptions, they are not legal. If the
‘adoptive parents’ refuse to come forward, we will bring them to court,”
he said. He said that if the children’s father was found to have
“sold” them, he could be charged with human trafficking. [source]
Lord have mercy!
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