{"id":53355,"date":"2017-05-01T02:00:07","date_gmt":"2017-04-30T19:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/debt-ridden-couriers-suicide-after-bailiff-visit-prompts-call-for-reforms\/"},"modified":"2017-05-01T02:03:25","modified_gmt":"2017-04-30T19:03:25","slug":"debt-ridden-couriers-suicide-after-bailiff-visit-prompts-call-for-reforms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/debt-ridden-couriers-suicide-after-bailiff-visit-prompts-call-for-reforms\/","title":{"rendered":"Debt-ridden courier's suicide after bailiff visit prompts call for reforms"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nCoroner raises concern over debt-collection agency\u2019s practices after it clamped Jerome Rogers\u2019s motorcycle before he diedA debt-ridden young man took his own life shortly after bailiffs clamped his motorcycle which was essential to his work as a courier, an inquest has heard, in a case that has prompted calls for reform of the debt-collection industry. Jerome Rogers, 20, was being pursued over two \u00a365 parking fines that had escalated to a debt of \u00a31,019 including non-payment penalties and fees for the use of bailiffs. After a coroner said on Friday that the presence of a bailiff outside Rogers\u2019s home would have been intimidating, Rogers\u2019s mother, Tracey, called for sweeping changes to the way the industry works. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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