KUALA LUMPUR: A personal grudge is believed to be the motive behind a man allegedly dousing a woman with petrol before setting her alight at a lottery outlet in Taman Pusat Kepong here on Aug 9.
Kuala Lumpur police chief Comm Datuk Fadil Marsus said the 59-year-old local man was arrested in Kepong yesterday.
“We will apply for a remand order against the suspect today to assist in investigations.
“Initial investigations found that the motive was a personal grudge linked to lottery numbers.
“The suspect and victim are believed to be unrelated but knew each other,” he told a press conference at the Kuala Lumpur police headquarters on Wednesday (Aug 19).
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Comm Fadil said the victim, who suffered burns to about 50% of her body, remains hospitalised and is currently under sedation.
It was previously reported that the 62-year-old woman, who worked as a counter attendant at the lottery outlet, suffered burns to about 50% of her body after she was doused with a liquid believed to be petrol before being set on fire.
Acting Sentul OCPD Supt Jasni Zolpa was previously reported as saying that police received a call at about 8am informing them that a woman had been attacked by an unidentified man.
