By Liyana
Low | SingaporeScene – 2
hours 1 minute ago
A woman from China threatened to set
herself on fire outside the Istana yesterday
afternoon.
According to a Shin Min Daily report, the woman, known
only as Madam Zhang, was unable to get a refund of her daughter's
school fees from a private school.
In an act of desperation and wanting to ask help from officials,
she stood outside the Istana, threw a can of lighter
fluid on her head and waved a lighter about, threatening to
set herself ablaze.
The guards outside the Istana immediately called the police who
arrested and brought Zhang to Tanglin Police
Station for questioning. The 43-year-old is currently out on
bail.
