A 42-year-old woman set fire on Thursday to her rented flat in Yeongdo-gu, Busan, in an apparent suicide attempt, police said.
She was arrested by the police under charges of arson.
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Police said she had told investigators that she wanted to die because of her financial difficulties, but once she started the fire, she regretted her actions and escaped.
The woman, identified by her surname Lee, lived with her husband in a 1.2 square-meter flat with a monthly rent of 160,000 won ($136). While her husband was away from home, Lee had in a drunken state set fire to the curtains of their flat using a disposable lighter.
Police investigation revealed that Lee had shown symptoms of depression due to financial difficulties.
By Lim Jeong-yeo (
kaylalim@heraldcorp.com)