Car fire: Testimonies to be heard on Sept. 14

DT News Network

Manama

Defence witnesses will deliver their testimonies on September 14 in the trial of three defendants accused of setting a vehicle on fire on Budaiya Highway.

Details of the case revealed that officers at Budaiya Police Station were informed of a car on fire in the middle of the road. On reaching there, they found that the incident was a man-made.

Investigations revealed that the vehicle was bought by the first defendant from a scrapyard. During interrogation, he admitted to his involvement in the incident and revealed the identity of his accomplices.

"My friend (the first defendant) called me up and told to meet him near a Muqsha mosque after the afternoon prayer," the second defendant said in his statement.

"They (the first and third defendants) were waiting for me inside the car. We headed to the roundabout near Burger Land, where we abandoned the car after setting it ablaze," he added.

The incident happened on February 10 this year. The defendants have been accused of torching a vehicle in a public place, putting lives in danger and possessing flammables.