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Police name woman lit on fire aboard Toronto bus, charge man with murder

Click to play video: 'Woman lit on fire at Toronto transit station in what police call random attack'
Woman lit on fire at Toronto transit station in what police call random attack
WATCH ABOVE: A woman has critical injuries after she was lit on fire at a Toronto transit station Friday in what was believed to be a random attack – Jun 17, 2022

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Police have charged a man with first degree murder after a woman was lit on fire aboard a Toronto bus.

The charge comes after police confirmed last Tuesday that the women had succumbed to her injuries in hospital.

Toronto police said on June 17, at around 12:23 p.m., officers were called to a report of a fire on board a Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) bus. They arrived to find that a woman had been set on fire.

The incident took place at Kipling Subway Station, in the area of Dundas Street and Kipling Avenue.

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Police said the fire was extinguished but the woman suffered life-threatening injuries and was rushed to hospital. Officers identified the woman as Nyima Dolma, a 28-year-old from Toronto.

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Toronto police said “further investigation” suggested there was no relationship between the woman and her attacker.

Click to play video: 'Woman lit on fire in apparent random attack, Toronto police provide timeline'
Woman lit on fire in apparent random attack, Toronto police provide timeline

On Monday, police charged 33-year-old Tenzin Norbu with first degree murder.

He was originally arrested on June 19 and charged with attempted murder, assault with a weapon, common nuisance endangering the lives, safety or health of the public and mischief over $5,000 interfering with property.

Norbu appeared in court on Monday by video link, police said.

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