6 days ago
Man sets himself, lover on fire in Kluang
The suspect is currently receiving treatment for severe burns at Enche' Besar Hajjah Khalsom Hospital. (PDRM pic)
PETALING JAYA : A man set himself and his lover on fire after pulling her out of a bus near the Simpang Renggam toll plaza in Kluang, Johor, on Wednesday.
Kluang police chief Bahrin Noh said they received an emergency call at 5.46am informing them of a burning car at the location.
'Preliminary investigations found that the 44-year-old suspect pulled the victim, a 37-year-old woman, out of a workers' bus before pouring petrol on the victim and himself.
'The suspect then lit a lighter, setting both of them on fire.
'Another man in his 30s who was at the location attempted to help them, but was also burned,' Sinar Harian reported him as saying today.
Bahrin said all three were sent to Enche' Besar Hajjah Khalsom Hospital to be treated for severe burns.
The cause of the incident is still being investigated under Section 307 of the Penal Code for attempted murder, which provides for up to 20 years' imprisonment and a fine.
Bahrin called on members of the public with information on the incident to contact the nearest police station or the Kluang police headquarters at 07-7784222.
