Two minors questioned after allegedly setting school student on fire

AMMAN — Police on Tuesday said they were questioning two minors who reportedly set a student on fire in one of the Kingdom’s schools a day earlier.

The two suspects allegedly poured a flammable substance on his stomach and chest and set it ablaze, the police spokesperson said.

“The child, who survived the incident and was listed in fair condition, appeared in a video clip on social media describing the alleged incident,” the police spokesperson told The Jordan Times.

The Family Protection Department (FPD) is currently investigating the incident, according to the police official.

“FPD officers are questioning the two suspects, witnesses at the school, reviewing surveillance footage at the school,” he added.

In a video clip that circulated on social media, a boy named Mohammed, 11, spoke from a hospital bed of the alleged incident saying he was “attacked by two of his schoolmates who poured kerosene over his body and set him ablaze”.

A woman claiming to be his mother also appeared in the video claiming that two students attacked her son and called on the concerned authorities “to bring justice to my son”.

The juvenile prosecution office is expected to start investigating the incident once the FPD finishes its initial investigations, according to a statement by the Public Security Directorate.