Attackers accidentally set themselves alight during Uitenhage arson attack

01 Feb 2016 | Admin Author

Three arson suspects accidentally set themselves alight when they torched a car belonging to a relative of a protest leader on Wednesday night.

Police spokesperson, Warrant Officer Basil Seekoei, says the incident happened shortly before eleven o'clock in Limekaya Street in Kwalanga.

The car was parked outside a house and the three suspects arrived in another vehicle.

During their arson attack, their clothing also caught alight and Seekoei says they are looking for suspects with burn wounds.

The owner of the vehicle is a relative to one of the alleged protest leaders in the Kamesh area. Police are currently looking for suspects with sustained burned wounds and also for a white Polo Player.