Friday, December 12, 2008

SCMP:Troubled minibond investor attempts suicide

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13 Dec 2008Clifford Lo A widow who invested more than HK$5 million in Lehman-related investment products was rescued from a smoke-filled car in which she had cut a wrist and ignited charcoal, police said.

She had left a note on the windscreen of the vehicle, in a Ngau Tau Kok car park, saying: "Murder for money."

Last night, the woman, 45, was recovering at United Christian Hospital, where she was listed as stable.

Her apparent attempted suicide was discovered at 11.37pm on Thursday when an attendant at the car park, in Chun Wah Road, saw the vehicle and called police.

She was found unconscious, bleeding from her right wrist, according to police. Charcoal burning on a tray was also found.

The housewife reportedly said in a seven-page letter that the money had been left to her by her husband, who had died in 2005, and it had originally been invested in a Bank of China fixed deposit to support her and her son. But she said she had been persuaded to invest in Lehman Brothers-backed investment products. A letter dated November 28 from the Bank of China, indicating that the sale of investment products to her had not been deemed to involve anything inappropriate and that the bank would not buy back her investment product, was also found.
Saying in her letter that "she feels desperate" and "I am now extremely terrified", the woman signed off with "I have given up".

She also said in the letter that she had been suffering from depression and needed to take sleeping pills every night since her husband passed away, and the Lehman Brothers failure had made her life even more painful.

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http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20081212/gb51053i.htm

8 comments:

  1. this is very sad news i'd have to admit

    theres still a world of difference between Life and Material Wealth


    not all can see thru that in midst of anguish and confusion and especially desperation which i have been trying to warn against

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  2. I have thought of suicide as well. The way MAS and government have acted in not helping me, I feel really depressed. Each time I see the words UOB Kay Hian I have much resentment and depression that I have lost the family's life savings. If it goes on this way and I do not get back the money, I can't face the family and subject them to difficult life ahead. Worst, I have no regular job now. It only takes me some courage to kill the children and end my life with my wife. Never felt so miserable in my life. Now I understand what depressing life a 40+ has when there's no job and money but full of life stress.
    If we end our life, I will make it clear we will return to haunt UOB Kay Hian and those responsible for minibond.

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  3. 9.18 am

    Don't commit suicide. It needs more courage to face death than to face life. Use that courage to face life, unless it is not within your control anymore.

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  4. 9.18 AM

    I can feel how you are feeling now, as I am also in the same situation. However,if you are gone now, the FIs won't feel bad. You must transform your anguish into energy to fight. Not only for yourself and your family, but against your enemy who had put you in this agony.

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  5. 9.18am
    Don't do anything rash to harm yourself or family as this is just making it too easy for all the guilty parties responsibile. Hang in there and we will see justice. God will trumple over the force of darkness, just give him time.

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  6. 9.18am & 8.05PM
    Pls be strong and if you are unable to handle pls seek medical help if you are having problem coping with the stress and having problem sleeping at night. Some have done so. Some have to “force” themselves to sleep by taking the medication from their doctor, so that they can handle the routines in the day.

    This is a list of useful phone numbers that I have found from the web :

    Samaritans of Singapore (SOS. 24 hrs) 1800-221-4444
    Singapore Association for Mental Health Helpline 1800-283-7019
    Care Corner 800 Hotline (in Mandarin, 10am-10pm daily) 1800-353-5800
    Touchline Mon-Sat (10am-10pm)(for 13 to 25 year olds) 1800-377-2252
    BABES (For teenage girls facing pregnancy crisis) 1800-833-6666
    Pregnancy Crisis Service Mon-Fri (9am-5pm), Sat (9am-1pm) 6339-9770
    Association of Women for Action and Research Helpline (AWARE) Mon-Fri (4pm-10pm) 1800-774-5935
    National Family Service Centre (FSC) Helpline 1800-2255-372
    SENIORS helpline (for older persons and their care-givers) 1800-555-5555
    TOUCH Caregivers Centre 1800-352-1622
    SAGE helpline Mon-Fri (9am-5pm), Sat (9am-1pm) 1800-3538633
    Alcoholics Anonymous 6475-0890
    Eating Disorders Helpline - Tel: 6345-3435 (10:00am - 4:00pm Phone Mail Mon-Fri
    Source : http://www.giftoflistening.com/resources.html

    Pls take care.

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  7. You should not give up your life and make your love ones suffer even more! You should use your anguish and anger and turn it into righteous action and anger against those who have brought about your present situation. Giving up like this will only benefit those who have caused all these unto you. They can then say case closed and lets move on and more golden years etc.

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  8. Dear 9.18am,

    I understand that you must be very pain now as those money are your hard earn money. When all the money gone, it make us feel angry,hopless and depress.
    I belive there are many people here share the same feeling as you.

    Thus, share everyone feeling together.You are not alone here. There are TKL and many investors here stand together with you. To support you and to share your pain together.

    Pls remember that you are not alone. We all are here with you.

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