Debtors are being harassed to pay up: coroner

A coroner dealing with an increasing number ofsuicides has warned financial institutions and debt collectors they are breaking the law if they harass a person for debt repayments.

Coroner Paul Morris urged financial bodies to ensure they have policies in place to prevent staff harassing under-pressure debtors.

He raised the issue in light of the huge suicide hike, not only in South Tipperary but nationally in the past four years.