A Saudi family of four burned to death after a relative set fire to their house in the city of Safwa on Thursday, according to a report.
Al Arabiya’s correspondent reported that the perpetrator locked the father, mother and two children in a room to prevent them from escaping.
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He then set fire to the house and ignored their pleas to let them out.
Authorities captured the perpetrator, who was injured in the fire and was transported to a hospital for treatment.
While the motive behind the crime remains unclear, preliminary information suggested that the culprit does not have any mental illness that “anyone is aware of.”
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