Man arrested after setting apartment on fire with couple inside
The man forcefully entered the apartment, doused it in gasoline, and set it on fire before fleeing the scene • Police arrested him in his residence, where they found large quantities of drugs
5 February 2021, 5:59pm
by Nicole Meilak
A 29-year-old man residing in Gżira has been arrested in connection to an assassination attempt that took place earlier this morning.
At 7am today, police at the Sliema Police Station received a phone call from a person saying that someone forcefully entered his apartment at Triq ix-Xatt, started spilling gasoline around the premises, set it on fire and fled the scene.