National Police Arrest Man for Attempted Homicide in Arrecife

The arrested man allegedly doused the victim's hut, located in the open area of La Marina, with an accelerant and set it on fire.

September 23 2022 (09:10 WEST)
Updated in September 23 2022 (11:48 WEST)
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National Police agents in Arrecife have arrested a 23-year-old man as the alleged perpetrator of attempted homicide and arson. He allegedly doused the victim's hut, located in the open area of La Marina, with an accelerant and set it on fire.

Last weekend, the National Police received a call from a man reporting that while he was resting in the hut where he usually stayed, located in an open area of Arrecife (La Marina), he woke up abruptly due to the intense smoke.

After quickly exiting, he was able to observe how everything around him was burning, while an individual he immediately recognized was running away from the scene.

Police officers identified and located the alleged perpetrator, a 23-year-old man, who was arrested as the alleged perpetrator of attempted homicide and arson and placed at the disposal of the competent Judicial Authority.

So far this year, he is the sixth person arrested by the National Police in connection with arson in the municipality of Arrecife.

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