62-year-old man held after car set ablaze
KUALA LUMPUR: A 62-year-old man set fire to a car in Cheras after hallucinating that a foreign man and a woman were having sex inside the vehicle.
KUALA LUMPUR: A 62-year-old plumber set fire to a car in Cheras after believing he witnessed a foreign couple having sex inside the vehicle. The incident occurred on Monday at Jalan Midah 1. The man allegedly knocked on the car door, thinking someone was inside, before throwing a flammable substance under the vehicle, causing it to catch fire.
Police arrested him less than 24 hours later at Desa Tun Razak and found a bottle of liquid believed to be thinner in his vehicle, which may have been used as an accelerant. He was also reportedly under the influence of drugs at the time, with an initial urine test positive for methamphetamine and amphetamine. The suspect has no prior criminal record but was remanded for three days to help with investigations under Section 435 of the Penal Code, which can carry a maximum 14-year prison sentence and fine upon conviction.
He was charged at the Jalan Duta magistrate's court on Friday and pleaded not guilty. The court ordered him to remain in custody at Sungai Buloh Prison pending a mention on October 26.
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