A 61-year-old man is in police custody after he allegedly set fire to a Mayaro home while eight people were sleeping on Monday 12th November, 2023.
• Around 2:30am, the family was asleep at their home along Mafeking Road in Mafeking Village, when they were awoken by loud crackling noises.
• They then detected smoke and realised that the structure was on fire and raised an alarm.
• During the commotion, one of the relatives, looked out a window and saw the suspect holding what appeared to be a makeshift Molotov cocktail in his hands.
• He then threw the object into a room and a 34-year-old woman was set on fire; however, she quickly outed the blaze.
• The occupants of the home managed to escape the burning structure.
• One of the adults saw the suspect trapped near the burning building and ran to his aid, pulling him to safety.
• They then secured the suspect who repeatedly began screaming that he was going to kill everyone in the house.
• All eight occupants, including a 71-year-old man, a 52-year-old woman, a 34-year-old man, a 34-year-old woman, a 28-year-old woman, and three children ages nine, six, and seven months were taken to the Mayaro health facility for treatment.
• The 34-year-old woman, who had been burnt by the cocktail, was then transferred to Mt Hope for additional treatment.
• Further inquiries were conducted by officers of the Mayaro CID under the supervision of Sgt Mohammed and included CPL Joseph, CPL Jaikaran, Pc Meighoo, and Pc Gualbance and the suspect was taken into police custody.
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