Seven boys arrested after deadly Malaysia school fire could face murder charges
Police believe the suspects and the boys in the school had a disagreement, and those detained started the fire using gas canisters
The suspects were being investigated on suspicion of “mischief by fire” and murder over Thursday’s fire at the school, Pusat Tahfiz Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah, in Kampung Datuk Keramat on the outskirts of the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur police chief Amar Singh said.
He said the group planned to set fire to the school following conflict with some of its students.
“From our investigation, the motive behind the mischief was due to a misunderstanding after the suspects and some tahfiz students mocked each other a few days before the fire,” Singh said at a televised news conference Saturday.
Singh said six of the seven suspects tested positive for drugs. Two of them had been detained before, one on charges of vehicle theft, another for rioting, he said.