Police in Vancouver say a woman they describe as “vulnerable” has serious burns after a man poured a flammable liquid on her and set it on fire.
A statement from police says it happened at about 1:30 a.m. Monday.
The statement says the woman, who’s in her 50s, was sitting on a sidewalk in the Downtown Eastside neighbourhood when a man in his 30s approached, poured the liquid on her head and lit it.
Const. Tania Visintin says the man fled and the woman ran to a nearby business to get help.
Police are also investigating a second incident at about the same time as the woman was attacked, where a man’s homemade sleeping structure was set ablaze….