The woman who set fire to a motorcycle has been arrested by the police and remanded for three days until Sunday.
Taiping District Police Chief, Assistant Commissioner Mohamad Nasir Ismail, said they arrested the woman at 7.30pm last Thursday to assist in investigations under Section 435 (criminal trespass with fire) of the Penal Code.
“Earlier at 4.27pm, the police received a report from a man who works as a repossessor regarding the actions of a woman setting fire to a black Honda RSX.
“Following the report, the police managed to arrest the woman and the motive for the incident was that the arrestee was dissatisfied when the motorcycle was repossessed.
“It is understood that the monthly payment for the motorcycle has been outstanding for more than 20 months and the motorcycle was purchased in the name of her son,” he said when contacted by the media.
He added that an investigation paper has been opened under Section 435 of the Penal Code (criminal trespass) which, if convicted, can be punished with 14 years in prison or a fine.
Earlier, it went viral on social media when a woman who is also a trader set fire to a black Honda RSX motorcycle near a stall in Pokok Assam, Taiping.
It is understood that the incident occurred after the woman refused to cooperate with a tow truck that wanted to tow the motorcycle because it was in arrears for 20 months.
The video shows the woman pouring a liquid believed to be kerosene or petrol on it before setting it on fire. The Fire Department had to be called in to extinguish the fire.
