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LUMUT (Bernama): A man who was furious after being reprimanded by his wife for being drunk allegedly burned down his own home in Taman Hijau, Sitiawan, near here on Sunday (May 10).
Manjung District Police Chief ACP Nor Omar Sappi said police are now looking for the man, in his 40s, who fled after the fire broke out at 11.45pm.
He said firefighters put out the fire and no victims were reported.
“According to the wife’s statement, the suspect was very drunk when he got home and made noise while the neighbors slept.
“Annoyed at being reprimanded, the suspect later scolded his wife. He hit his car, a Nissan X-Trail, at a neighbor’s house before entering his own home, set it on fire, and escaped through the back door,” he said. in a statement here on Monday (May 11).
Neither did Omar say that firefighters discovered that nearly 50 percent of the furniture and interior of the home were destroyed and the estimated loss was RM18,000.
“A subsequent inspection by the police also found a faux rusty and slightly burned pistol in one of the rooms,” he said.
He said the suspect has a history of five drug crimes. – Bernama
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