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

KUALA LUMPUR: Police have detained one of the two foreign men wanted since Wednesday (March 13) for allegedly splashing petrol and setting a foreign woman on fire at the Kampung Cheras Baru playground here last Saturday (March 9).

Cheras OCPD Asst Comm Zam Halim Jamaluddin, said that the 36-year-old suspect was arrested at a residence in Ampang here on Thursday (March 14).

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

Earlier, ACP 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