Times of Suriname

Arson and shooting incident: Suspects released from police custody

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Two brothers and their neighbor, KM, who had been put in jail have been released. The two brothers were suspects in a shooting incident while their neighbor was the main suspect in an arson case. The suspects reportedly decided to drop the charges against each other. One of the attorneys of the brothers explained that the Public Prosecutor’s Office responded positively to the requests to drop all charges. KM had allegedly set fire to the tow truck of his neighbors after their cows had destroyed his watermelon plants. He had asked the two brothers to cover the damages but they had refused to give him any compensati­on. KM then set fire to their tow truck. Three days after fire had been set to their tow truck, the brothers opened fire at KM with a hunting rifle. KM required medical treatment after he had sustained a gunshot wound in one of his arms.

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