Arson suspect nabbed

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KUCHING: A man who allegedly burnt down his father-in-law’s residence was arrested in Kota Sentosa here last Saturday night.

The suspect was taken in to facilitate investigation into an arson that happened in Kampung Pinang, Kota Samarahan last week.

He was nabbed by Kuching police and later brought to Kota Samarahan Police Station for further investigation.

In an unrelated incident, a woman lost her handbag to a thief while she was waiting in a car for her husband to return from shopping near Wisma Satok here at about 7pm Sunday.

The thief, who had a sharp object with him, cut the victim’s left hand.

Speaking to reporters at the One Stop Centre here, she said the thief opened the car’s door to snatch her handbag containing a cell phone, some cash, personal documents and a bunch of keys.

She added that the snatcher sped off in a white Perodua Myvi.

Police are looking into the case.