Elderly woman, 77, 'burns down her own house to stop thieves stealing from her'

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stealing from her.Kittiphon Pradaprueng, 77, allegedly told police she set fire to her house to scare away a thief trying to break in.The blaze sparked panic among neighbours as fears grew it could spread to a nearby temple.“I live alone in the house and was relaxing when a thief attempted to break into my home," she is said to have told police in Panat Nikhom, Thailand."To scare the thief, I turned on my gas stove and started a fire with various materials in my home.”“I just wanted to show the potential thieves that no one can steal from me and despite being older I am not an easy target."After a short period, in which I believe the attempted thieves fled, I put out the fire with some water but it was too late as the flames had spread.