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A 27-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly setting her ex-boyfriend’s house on fire, causing damage estimated at R520 000.
A woman faces an arson charge after her ex-boyfriend’s house was torched in an early morning incident. Picture: Supplied.
The Limpopo police arrested a woman accused of torching her ex-boyfriend’s house after a failed attempt to confront him, causing damage worth R520 000.
A 27-year-old woman appeared before the Phalala Magistrate’s Court on Monday facing a charge of arson.
The incident occurred in the early hours of Friday at Steve Biko, Phase 4, in the Villa Nora policing area, at approximately 5.00am.
Failed confrontation
Limpopo spokesperson Colonel Malesela Ledwaba said that, according to reports, the ex-boyfriend was sleeping in his house when the accused knocked at the door.
When he did not open, the ex-girlfriend started breaking the windows.
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“He woke up and sought assistance from the neighbours, and that’s when the suspect burned down the house,” Ledwaba said.
The police were called to the scene, and they opened a case of arson.
The South African Police Service initiated its investigation immediately and successfully apprehended the suspect.
Fire causes R520 000 worth of damages
The police estimate the total damage at R520 000, including all belongings destroyed in the fire.
The police investigation is continuing.
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A similar incident occurred on 10 July in Lyden village, Bakenburg, outside Mokopane, involving a police sergeant.
The 46-year-old officer attached to the Olievenhoutbosch Police Station was arrested for attempted murder and arson in relation to an incident with his girlfriend.
The victim was sleeping when the alleged suspect knocked at her door, and he suddenly got angry when the victim did not respond to him.
Police officer accused of injuring his girlfriend
“The suspect then set alight the windows’ curtains, which resulted in burning the whole two-roomed tin house (shack) and injuring her. The victim was rescued by her neighbours, who summoned the police and ambulance,” Gauteng police spokesperson Colonel Malesela Ledwaba said.
The suspect was traced and arrested the following day. The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) was also notified for further handling of the case.
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