After his rent was increased by $200 for the month of April, a Malaysian tenant realised that he could not cough up the amount in time. His solution? Setting fire to the flat in order to distract the landlord from hounding him for payment. On Friday (May 5), the man, surnamed Lin, was sentenced to eight months in prison after...
After his rent was increased by $200 for the month of April, a Malaysian tenant realised that he could not cough up the amount in time.from hounding him for payment.
The flat had three bedrooms, along with a partitioned unit in the living room which functioned as a storage space for the tenants. The 45-year-old landlord, who works as a hairdresser, sleeps in the master bedroom. The landlord awoke to the smell of smoke from the fire about an hour later and attempted to put out the flames before calling the Singapore Civil Defence Force .
When interviewed by Shin Min, a neighbour who did not wish to be named shared that Lin had been staying in the flat for about four years. The neighbour added that the landlord has still not fully recovered from the injuries.Although Lin had initially denied being responsible for the fire, he later admitted to the wrongdoing after police showed him CCTV footage of the incident.
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