SI SA KET: An arrest warrant has been issued for a 23-year-old man for vandalising cars and setting fire to his own house.

The man wanted his mother to buy him an expensive motorbike.

Jetkhati Wonglert, 23, allegedly used a lump of concrete while riding a big bike to smash the rear window of a car parked at a government office. The car belonged to a teacher who was at meeting there.

Mr Jetkhati 's mother, Rujiraporn Wonglert, works at the office.

The car vandalism was the latest in a series, dating back to when his mother refused to give him the money to buy a big bike four years ago. 

The incident on March 16 was the eighth car he had vandalised, according to police.

On Feb 19, 2016, the suspect had asked his mother for money to buy a big bike costing 800,000-900,000 baht. When she did not give him the money, he attacked and damaged parked cars on four occasions.

On Feb 26, 2016, he set his house on fire, to put pressure on his mother. She finally gave him the money.

But after getting the big bike, the attacks continued. In 2017, he carried out two similar attacks on parked cars. And recently, he smashed in the windows on other people’s cars on March 10 and on March 16, police said.