LA Woman Set on Fire While Sleeping on Bench
Second incident in two weeks
Los Angeles police have arrested a man for allegedly setting a 67-year-old woman on fire as she was sleeping on a bus bench.
Authorities say the man, who is in his 20s, was arrested early Thursday. His name was not immediately released.
Police say the attack occurred shortly after 1 a.m. outside a drug store. A witness said he saw a man come out of the store and pour something on the woman before striking a match and setting her ablaze.
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IF they would only implement that match and lighter ban this type of horror would NEVER happen again....