Couple hired by Singapore loan shark arrested for deadly Malaysia house fire
Malaysia 's Johor state.
The fire killed a 72-year-old woman in Kampung Bukit Siput, Segamat, on July 25.
State police chief Commissioner Ab Rahaman Arsad said police received an emergency call regarding a fire involving five houses at about 4.30am.
'Investigations by the police and the fire department found elements of arson.
'We then formed a special task force and arrested a couple, a 21-year-old and his 19-year-old girlfriend in Subang Jaya, Selangor, a week after the incident.
'During the interrogation it was revealed that a loan shark syndicate in Singapore hired them to carry out criminal intimidation by setting fire to the house of a borrower who had failed to repay a loan,' he told a press conference on Wednesday, Bernama reported.
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A couple, believed to have been hired by a Singapore-based loan shark, was arrested on suspicion of starting a house fire in Malaysia 's Johor state. The fire killed a 72-year-old woman in Kampung Bukit Siput, Segamat, on July 25. State police chief Commissioner Ab Rahaman Arsad said police received an emergency call regarding a fire involving five houses at about 4.30am. 'Investigations by the police and the fire department found elements of arson. 'We then formed a special task force and arrested a couple, a 21-year-old and his 19-year-old girlfriend in Subang Jaya, Selangor, a week after the incident. 'During the interrogation it was revealed that a loan shark syndicate in Singapore hired them to carry out criminal intimidation by setting fire to the house of a borrower who had failed to repay a loan,' he told a press conference on Wednesday, Bernama reported.
