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One of two suspects involved in splashing petrol, setting woman on fire arrested

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KUALA LUMPUR: Police have detained one of the two foreign men wanted since yesterday for allegedly splashing petrol and setting a foreign woman on fire at the Kampung Cheras Baru playground here last Saturday.

Cheras district police chief, ACP Zam Halim Jamaluddin, said that the 36-year-old suspect was arrested at a residence in Ampang here today.

“The suspect, who works as a painter, has been remanded from today until March 20,“ he said briefly via a WhatsApp message.

Earlier, Zam Halim said that police received a report of the incident last Sunday and that they are currently conducting further investigations to locate another suspect who remains at large. – Bernama

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