A first-degree murder charge has been laid against a man after a woman was set on fire on a Toronto bus and died of her injuries weeks later.
The fatal alleged assault of Nyima Dolma occurred on June 17 at around 12:20 p.m. aboard a Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) bus near the Kipling Subway Station area, according to a statement released by Toronto Police Service (TPS) on July 11.
Tenzin Norbu, the 33-year-old suspect from Toronto, allegedly poured a flammable liquid on Dolma and set it on fire, causing the woman to burn. The fire was put out and the victim was sent to hospital but suffered life-threatening injuries, police said….