Man torches mother's house

Man torches mother’s house

Jun 03, 2009 News

Police last evening were trying to track down a man who allegedly set fire to his mother’s Kaneville, East Bank Demerara, home. According to reports, the fire which started around 19:00hours, stemmed from an argument between the suspected arsonist and his mother.

The ruins of the fire

Neighbours recalled seeing the suspect, Anthony Samaroo, called “Gunsmoke” enter the two-bedroom wooden house located at Third Field, pour kersosene, and start the fire.

According to them, the mother, Cheryl Glasgow, was in the house at the time and fled after realizing what had happened.

There were concerns that Samaroo, a labourer who is said to be around 30 years old, remained in the house while it was burning but this was not confirmed.

Then reports surfaced that he had fled to Craig, East Bank Demerara, and the police, accompanied by his mother, went to look for him. “They seh he was in there. We didn’t see him back. We jus’ hear that he was in there because while the fire burning we hear like he throwing down things in the house.”

After seeing flames emanating from the premises, neighbours informed the fire service as well as the police.

Reports also state that Samaroo and his mother had been living alone in the house for several years.

Glasgow’s sister, Dawn Seenarine, who rushed to the scene after getting word of what happened, told this newspaper that her sister went to their mother’s house and told her that she and her son had a disagreement and that he threatened to burn the house down. Up to press time, it was not confirmed whether Samaroo was apprehended.

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