Criminal detectives investigating deadly fire; woman killed

KUWAIT: Criminal detectives are investigating a fire in which an Indian was killed and her husband was taken to Babtain Burns Center in critical condition. Police, firemen and paramedics responded to a call and the fire was put out, but the woman succumbed to her injuries. Police have suspicions about the possibility of foul play as there was a smell of kerosene in the flat.

Soldier hits police patrol

A National Guard soldier who was showing off in a car without license plates in Riqqa collided with a police patrol car and injured the driver as he was being chased, until they reached Sabahiya, where he was arrested after his tire blew. A police patrol noticed the plate-less car with tinted windows, so they asked the driver to pull over, but he didn’t, so a chase ensued at high speed and ran all red lights.

Fight on WhatsApp

The Criminal Court sentenced a broadcaster and her boyfriend to two years in jail on charges of exchanging insults and threats during a “fight” on WhatsApp. The court confiscated the phones of the suspects.

Detectives hunt driver Detectives are looking for a driver who stole a shipment of supplies instead of delivering it to a cooperative society. The legal representative of a company lodged a complaint against an Egyptian driver who delivers food supplies and baby milk to cooperatives, saying he took the goods and disappeared. —Al-Rai