Grandmother's home burnt

Grandmother's home burnt

BANDUNG, West Java: Police have arrested a 17 year-old man for setting his grandmother's house on fire because she refused to put him up on Sunday night.

The youth identified only as Ts, has admitted to the arson, the police said.

The incident happened at the Guruminda housing complex at 3.30 a.m. on Monday just a few hours after Ts and his grandmother, Irah, 65, were engaged in a bitter argument.

Irah's neighbors managed to extinguish the fire only after the house was badly damaged. A gallon of gasoline was found near the house, Antara reported.(pan)