Ham Kar Chan
TRAGEDY INDUCED BY DESTRUCTIVE NARCISSISM
Lorry transport operator Liau Kok Keong loved his three children so much that he was not prepared to lose them to his estranged wife. When told that he might lose them in the event of a custody battle, he strangled his two daughters and only son before taking his own life. Liau, who was separated from his wife, a clerk, two weeks ago, had sought advice from a lawyer and was apparently told that he might lose custody of his children if they divorced; as his wife earned more than him.
A suicide note from Liau Kok Keong addressed to his wife was found as Malaysians responded with sorrow and sadness to the tragic incident in which he took the lives of his three children before committing suicide. The note, written in Chinese on the wall using a blue marker pen, stated: “It’s you who has ruined our lives. We will not rest in peace. You don’t want us because of your career. They are following me to nirvana.”
It's so painful for all of us to read his epitaph. God bless all of them and hope his wife will be able to overcome the tragic loss and over time, she will lead a normal life again. God bless her too!
1 comment:
Lawyers can be bland when they advice their client without due consideration to the psychological aspects and the probability of adverse outcome that would not be beneficial.
Hopefully, this would be a lesson learnt to lawyers that in future, they should be more tactful and considerate in anticipation of negative outcome and to provide advice with humane wisdom; not just dealing with the terms of law without justice and a duty of care for all.
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