However, the woman didn’t lose her life but sustained burn injuries. According to Kexx, the suspect is reported to share the house with his mother with his girl friend, and his mother asked the girl to leave. It added that Musa Ceesay left the house afterward and went to buy petrol. Upon arrival at the compound, while his mother was in the house, he put a padlock on the door, poured petrol, set the house on fire, and ran away. But that the neighbours were able to rescue the mother before the fire spread throughout the house.
Mother escapes death after son sets house on fire
Aug 22, 2024, 10:04 AM
1 min read
Updated Aug 22, 2024
Musa Ceesay
Musa Ceesay of Sukuta is alleged to have set his mother on fire after a tense spat over his girlfriend.
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