By ILI SHAZWANI | New Straits Times – 2 hours 28 minutes ago
KANGAR: Man set his wife on fire in the bathroom of their house at Kampung Abi Padang Machang here this morning.
The victim is in critical condition at Tuanku Fauziah Hospital, after suffering 80 per cent burns on her face and body while the suspect, who also caught fire, suffered 20 per cent burns.
The 10am fire was detected by a neighbour who was passing by the couple’s house on his way to work.
According to sources the neighbour immediately barged into the house when he saw the fire in the bathroom and found the couple, both 23, on fire and lying on the bathroom floor.
He frantically put out the fire using a fire extinguisher while shouting for help.
A spokesperson from the State Fire and Rescue Department said they received a distress call about the incident at 10.06am and the fire had been put out completely by villagers by the time the firemen arrived at the scene.
On further inspection a lighter and a can of petrol was found inside the bathroom.
“Only the husband and wife were on fire while the house and furniture were not affected,” he said.
