120823 Police Detain Suspect Who Set Girl On Fire
Malaysia Aug 23 2012 “Building” “Houses”
Dead : dead 0 or unknown Burnout : 1 to 29 Injured : injured 0 or unknown
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Date: 23 August, 2012
Country: Malaysia
Police Detain Suspect Who Set Girl On Fire
Updated: 2012-08-23-18:58
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 23 (Bernama) — Police have arrested the boyfriend of a 16-year-old teenage girl, suspected of setting her on fire at a secondary jungle near the Wangsa Sari People’s Housing Project here, on Aug 13.
Kuala Lumpur CID chief Datuk Ku Chin Wah said the suspect was detained with a woman at a long house in Setapak Jaya, here, today.
He told Bernama via a short message service (sms) that both were remanded for five days from today to facilitate police investigations.
The victim, Nurul Firzanah Mat Zaki was splashed with petrol before the suspect set her on fire.
The victim who suffered 25 per cent burns on her body and face remains in coma at the Kuala Lumpur Hospital here while the case is being investigated under Section 307 of the Penal Code for attempted murder.
Jealousy is believed to be the motive for the attack
— BERNAMA