Bickering With Husband Over Motorbike, Wife Burning House Until It's Sold Out In Kukar, East Kalimantan

KUTAI KARTANEGARA - Due to an argument between husband and wife over motorbikes, R (38) burned down his brother-in-law's house in Kutai Kartanegara, East Kalimantan (Kaltim).

Before the arson incident, R (38) and MA (husband) had an argument. Her husband uttered inappropriate words.

"When her husband came out on a motorbike, the suspect bought a lighter from the shop and burned a pillow, locked it with a padlock and then fled to the PPU," said Kukar Police Chief AKBP Arwin Amrih Wientama in a written statement, Wednesday, September 9.

From the report received by the police, the Alligator team apprehended the perpetrator before leaving for Banjarmasin. The suspect was taken to the Kukar Police.

Perpetrators are subject to Article 187 of the Criminal Code or Article 188 of the Criminal Code. The maximum penalty is 15 years in prison.