Ras Al Khaimah: An Emirati man stands accused of intentionally killing his parents by setting their family home on fire that also injured his younger brother on Sunday, said police on Monday.
Police arrested the 38-year-old man on charges of setting his family home on fire in Julfar district.
The blaze resulted in the immediate death of the suspect’s mother, 57, on Sunday.
His father, 62, died early on Monday in hospital.
The police said that the accused suffers from psychological problems and is charged with arson after investigators found that he intentionally set his parents on fire.
Police said the suspect had made threats to his parents.
Fire investigators say the fire started at the front door with a flammable liquid. The damage to the home was minor, according to officials.
Brigadier Abdullah Khamis Al Hadidi, deputy chief of Ras Al Khaimah Police, said the 27-year-old brother of the accused told police under questioning that his older brother deliberately set his parents ablaze, tried to burn down the rest of the house and then fled.
The accused intentionally committed the crime to kill the parents, the younger son told police.
Police formed a search party to find the accused after the brother’s admission and found the suspect hiding in the area of Shaml Mountain where he was taken into custody.
Police said the suspect’s brother confirmed that his brother is suffering from mental disorders.
Ras Al Khaimah Police have launched an investigation to determine the cause of the deadly blaze to find out the motivation of the suspect behind the crime.
Police have also requested medical reports of the suspect from the main authorities to gauge the mental health of the suspect.
Brigadier Ganem Ahmad Ganem, director-general of the police operations room at Ras Al Khaimah Police, said police and Civil Defence received an emergency call at 7.30am. Firefighters, police and paramedics were dispatched to the scene of the incident. Firefighters managed to contain the fire before it spread.
Funeral prayers for the deceased were to be held at Shaikh Umm Al Sabah mosque and the victims were to be buried at Al Hudaiba cemetery in Ras Al Khaimah.
