At the height of an argument over trivial matters, he verbally and physically assaults his mother, then throws flammable liquid at her and sets her on fire.
The worst was averted by the presence of a third person in the home, who attempted to put out the flames. The woman is still hospitalized in serious condition. This morning, the 49-year-old man, with mental health issues, was arrested by police for attempted murder with multiple aggravating circumstances. After raising the alarm, emergency medical services responded to the scene, providing first aid to the woman and then transporting her to the hospital, along with officers from the Police Headquarters' Flying Squad.
The woman, a seventy-year-old, is hospitalized with a guarded prognosis and is expected to be transferred to a burns unit shortly. The 49-year-old man is also hospitalized, under observation.
(Unioneonline)
