SINGAPORE, Dec. 4 -- A S$25,000 (RM101,000) debt spiralled into terror for a 49-year-old Singaporean woman who was lured to a dark warehouse on February 28, 2024, blindfolded and tied up for five hours.

Her creditor, 43-year-old Lin Mei, a Taiwanese and her Chinese housemate and accomplice Wu Zhibing, 36, were said to have ambushed the Singaporean in the warehouse at Jalan Buroh here after tricking her into going there, The Straits Times reported yesterday.

Wu had earlier covered the CCTV cameras, and as the victim searched for a "bag of money", he grabbed her from behind while Lin helped force her to the floor and bind her limbs.

The Singaporean was shoved onto a chair, blindfolded, and repeatedly pressed for cash as Lin demanded S$20...