Motorcar goes up in flames in suspected arson incident

Thirty-year-old Jermain De Freitas of Newtown, Enmore, East Coast Demerara (ECD) is now counting his losses after his motorcar went up in flames in the wee hours of Thursday.
Based on reports received, the black Toyota Primo motorcar, PTT 421, exploded at about 00:30h on Thursday, leaving the owner to believe that it was an act of arson.
The Police have said that the motorcar was parked in the victim’s yard when his reputed wife, who was asleep, reportedly heard a loud explosion. She immediately went to check, and saw the vehicle on fire. She immediately raised an alarm, and the Guyana Fire Service was summoned to the scene.
The fire fighters were able to put out the blaze, after which a reported was lodged with the Police. A probe into the suspected arson is underway.
Just about two months ago, three vehicles belonging to a businessman of Betsy Ground, East Canje, Berbice (Region Six: East Berbice-Corentyne) were set on fire.
It was reported that the businessman had parked his vehicles – a bus, car, and canter – on his premises and had proceeded to the upper flat of his home. However, at around 20:00h on the day in question, he observed on one of his cameras that his motor vehicles were on fire.
As a result, he armed himself with his licensed firearms and ventured to the front of his yard, where he discharged several rounds in the air.
Subsequently, CCTV footage showed a male walking out of an access street situated to the west of the premises, and it was he who threw a substance on the vehicles and then lit them.
On man was later arrested for setting those vehicles on fire.