A mainland man was arrested on Monday on suspicion of arson after burning the doormat outside his colleague’s flat in Areia Preta, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson said yesterday.
According to the spokesperson, the suspect, surnamed Li, is a 20-year-old non-resident worker employed by a restaurant as a barman.The spokesperson said Li admitted that he had argued with his female colleague who lives in U Wa Building in Areia Preta about work-related matters, adding that Li then decided to take revenge by setting her flat ablaze.
Judiciary Police (PJ) officers escort the arson suspect from the PJ headquarters in Zape to a PJ vehicle yesterday. Photo: Iong Tat Choi
