Police in Lakes State have confirmed the arrest and detention of a 25-year-old man for allegedly setting a hut on fire, killing his mother and a sibling, at Thonaduel of Rumbek East County.
The incident reportedly occurred at 1am on Wednesday.
Lakes State Police Commissioner Maj Gen Elia Costa told Radio Tamazuj on Wednesday that the suspect had been detained for investigations.
He said that neighbors spotted the burning house and rushed to the scene where they found the accused. However, they could not save the victims, but alerted the police for intervention.
According to police authorities, the young suspect has a record of mental problems, but they said they would seek his medical report from the Rumbek main hospital to be part of the investigations
Gen Costa warned the public to be on alert and to protect themselves from their mentally ill relatives.