Police Arrest Husband Who Burned House After Noisy With Wife

Cakung Police arrested a man with the initials MA (29) who deliberately set fire to a rented house on Jalan Borobudur, Kavling Tanah Merah, RT 06 RW 05, Cakung District, East Jakarta, on Thursday (18/9).

"Already (arrested), coordinating with the Women and Children Service Unit (PPA) of the East Jakarta Metro Police," said Cakung Police Chief Kompol Widodo Saputro as reported by ANTARA, Saturday, September 20.

The perpetrator was arrested on Friday (19/9) night in the East Cakung area. However, Widodo has not been able to explain the identity of the perpetrator and the complete case.

"Last night we secured it, the perpetrator was in the Cakung Timur area," he said.

Investigations are still being carried out regarding the chronology of the incident and the motives of the perpetrators.

As a result of the fire, there were two victims, namely his wife, Siti Nurkalisah (33) suffered burns and his father-in-law, Marniati (50) suffered bruises.

"The wife suffered burns and the in-laws suffered bruises," he said.

Previously, the East Jakarta Fire and Rescue Sub-dept. (Sudin) revealed that a fire in a rented house on Jalan Borobudur, Kavling Tanah Merah, RT 06 RW 05, Cakung District, was triggered by a household quarrel.