KEPALA BATAS: A woman suffered third degree burns after she was allegedly doused with petrol and set on fire by her husband following a quarrel at their home in an oil palm plantation in Tasek Gelugor.
North Seberang Perai district police chief Asst Comm Mohd Asri Shafie said the victim’s neighbour alerted police to the incident at 10.45pm on Monday and a team was sent to the location.
However, he said the 35-year-old victim had already been sent to Hospital Kepala Batas by then.
“According to the couple’s 13-year-old son, his parents started quarrelling at about 9.30pm, while he and his siblings were locked from the outside in their room.
“When he managed to break out, he saw his mother being set alight behind their house,” he said yesterday, Bernama reported.
ACP Mohd Asri said the victim’s son sought help from neighbours, who contacted the police and called for an ambulance.
He said a bottle of petrol and a lighter were among the evidence found at the scene.
“We are looking for the victim’s 36-year-old husband,” he said.
