"Mom, Why Won't You Change My Phone?"... Arrest Warrant Sought for Middle School Student Who Set Home on Fire
Set Fire to Blanket in Her Room with a Lighter
Claims "It Was Because My Parents Wouldn't Buy Me a New Phone"
A middle school student was booked by the police after setting fire to her home when her request to change her mobile phone was not granted.
On November 21, the Gwangju Bukbu Police Station announced that they had booked middle school student A on charges of arson of an inhabited building and were currently investigating the case. A is accused of setting fire to her blanket with a lighter in her room on the third floor of an apartment in Dongnim-dong, Buk-gu, Gwangju, at 10:52 p.m. the previous day.
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During the police investigation, A stated that she started the fire out of frustration because her parents refused to buy her a new mobile phone. The fire was extinguished in about 20 minutes without spreading significantly, but some household items in the home were damaged.
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