Teen set fire to gas station pump after dating site contact
Another encounter with a 'girl' on a dating website led a 16-year-old teenager to set fire to a gas station.
Consensus
- A 16-year-old boy was involved in a fire at a gas station on the MКАD.
- The fire was caused by the boy using flammable liquid to set fire to a fuel pump.
- The fire was quickly extinguished and no one was injured.
- The boy was detained by Moscow police within several hours.
- The boy claimed he was coerced by unknown individuals.
- An investigation was launched and a criminal case was opened.
- The suspect was placed under a guarantee of appearance (non-removal bond).
Points of divergence
- The criminal case was opened under part 2 of Article 167 of the Russian Criminal Code (intentional destruction or damage to property). — tg_mod_russia
- The criminal case was opened under the article on intentional destruction or damage to property (Article 167, part 1). — ntv
- A similar incident involving a 17-year-old in Krasnogorsk was mentioned as a prior case. — vm
Coverage (5 sources)
- Keep your head cool — Минобороны России
- Teenager set fire to a pump at a gas station on the MKAD after talking to a 'girl' — НТВ Москва
- Teenager set fire to a pump at a gas station in Moscow after communicating on a dating site — Вести
- Teenager set fire to pump at gas station on MKAD: video — Вечерняя Москва
- In Moscow, a teenager was detained for arson of a gas station — Москва 24