To convince his sister to give him money to buy alcohol he even threatened to set fire to the apartment. He had also taken a bottle of muriatic acid and sprinkled it on the floor, furniture, sofas and curtains and continued to threaten. He even went so far as to record a video with his cell phone to send to his father to prove that he was serious.
A twenty-nine-year-old arrested by police officers who intervened following the desperate request for help from the woman, who was also worried because she was pregnant, has to answer for attempted extortion. The episode occurred last Wednesday when the twenty-nine year old began to rail against his sister who had denied him the money he had requested and then threatened to set fire to the apartment. Upon arrival, the officers immediately noticed the strong smell of acid coming from the woman’s home.
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