A seven-month-old baby died from smoke inhalation, and her four-year-old sister suffered severe burns in a house fire on Friday in Douar Taous, Ait Amira, near the province of Chichaoua, according to news outlets reports.
The incident occurred when the father in his fifties, in the midst of a heated argument with his wife, set their home on fire. The wife had left for work on a nearby farm, and the man’s actions led to the devastating blaze.
Upon receiving reports of the fire, local authorities and gendarmerie officers rushed to the scene to contain the blaze.
The authorities managed to arrest the suspect, who had attempted to escape.
The husband is currently in police custody under the public prosecutor’s in Agadir for further legal proceedings.