Police in Kedah, Malaysia, arrested five suspects, including a foreigner, in connection with a house fire that claimed two lives. The arrests followed a police report filed by one of the victims the day before the incident, alleging the theft of a phone by one of the suspects. Preliminary investigations suggest the fire was an act of revenge.
Deadly Tongkang Yard fire: Kedah cops nab five suspects after two bodies found, remanded until Jan 27 as revenge motive revealed
Kedah police chief Datuk Fisol Salleh said the suspects were arrested separately around the district. “Our preliminary investigations found that this then escalated to revenge. Initially, we thought it was a normal fire incident, but our investigation now veers towards Section 302 of the Penal Code. “We arrested these five people for preliminary investigation purposes and, as a result, we have identified the three main suspects involved in this incident. Of the five, three also tested positive for drugs and have several prior drug and criminal-related records,” he told reporters here today.
FIRE MURDER REVENGE ARREST SUSPECTS
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