A Sri Lankan housemaid waited for her employers to go out and set their house on fire, telling the police it was an accident, a Saudi newspaper said on Monday.

Police arrested the maid after her employers accused her of deliberately burning their house following threats by her to do so.

Police in the central town of Unaiza said the maid apparently torched the house to retaliate mistreatment by her employers.

SOURCE: Emirates 24/7

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