Woman lit on fire in apparent random attack, Toronto police provide timeline
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Woman lit on fire in apparent random attack, Toronto police provide timeline
Description
June 17, 2022
At a news conference on Friday, Toronto Police spokesperson Alex Li provided a timeline of an apparent random attack at a transit station that saw a woman lit on fire after a man reportedly poured an "accelerant substance" on her and then ignited the substance. According to Li, the woman has critical injuries in a hospital and the man has been taken into custody. Li also added the incident took place on a bus and good samaritans came to the aid of the woman.
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Woman lit on fire in apparent random attack, Toronto police provide timeline04:38 | June 17, 2022 -
Toronto man found not criminally responsible for murdering father02:13 | September 22, 2026 -
Police investigating after 2 bodies found in separate vehicle fires in Etobicoke, Scarborough01:43 | September 22, 2026 -
York police seize $3M in illicit drugs, say they’ve ‘taken down’ dark web trafficking network05:42 | September 22, 2026 -
‘It felt like an eternity, we just heard a lot of shooting’: Witness describes scene outside Belleville synagogue06:33 | September 22, 2026 -
Married couple shot dead in Scarborough hospital parking lot01:46 | September 21, 2026 -
Officer, suspect injured in Belleville synagogue shooting: SIU02:36 | September 21, 2026 -
Carney, Poilievre show support for Jewish community after Ontario synagogue shooting00:41 | September 21, 2026 -
Man wielding shotgun opened fire at officer outside Belleville synagogue: SIU05:08 | September 21, 2026 -
SIU investigate shooting near Ontario synagogue that 2 sent to hospital02:17 | September 21, 2026 -
Toronto police searching for man connected to hate-motivated assault00:24 | September 20, 2026 -
Chilling 911 call played at jury trial for Ajax man charged with girlfriend’s murder01:50 | September 18, 2026 -
Ontario judge rules out jail sentence for billionaire businessman Frank Stronach02:04 | September 17, 2026 -
Man pleads guilty to high-profile cold case sex assault02:01 | September 16, 2026 -
Charges dropped against 2 men accused in Toronto Pearson gold heist01:45 | September 16, 2026 -
Ford repeats claim that speed cameras are a ‘cash grab’00:43 | September 16, 2026 -
Victim of deadly daylight shooting identified as Cashie Auguste02:09 | September 15, 2026 -
Toronto man found not criminally responsible for murdering woman who was helping him find a place to live02:06 | September 14, 2026 -
Sentencing hearing for Liberty Village couple found guilty of killing neighbour over BBQ smoke dispute02:21 | September 9, 2026 -
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Man arrested after Scarborough MP’s car was set on fire01:56 | September 4, 2026 -
Scarborough MP reopens office after man arrested in arson incident outside her home02:01 | September 4, 2026 -
Police release footage of violent Brampton home invasion01:48 | September 4, 2026 -
Sentencing hearing in teen gun-for-hire murder of tow-truck driver02:11 | September 2, 2026 -
Woman who fatally stabbed ex-boyfriend in Newmarket two years ago found guilty of second-degree murder02:09 | August 31, 2026 -
Man sentenced to over 10 years in prison in Moss Park mass shooting01:46 | August 28, 2026 -
Police seek witnesses after string of arsons in Richmond Hill01:57 | August 27, 2026 -
Man found not guilty of second-degree murder at Jane subway station02:38 | August 26, 2026 -
OPP charge 2 Ontario men after homemade electric weapon, drugs seized00:34 | August 26, 2026 -
Police make arrest in a 2022 murder after recently appealing to the public for help02:18 | August 25, 2026 -
One of two alleged U.S. Consulate shooters from March was in court Monday01:42 | August 24, 2026 -
Brampton man sentenced to 3 years in prison for kidnapping, attempted kidnapping days apart in May 202102:17 | August 21, 2026
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Woman lit on fire in apparent random attack, Toronto police provide timeline04:38 | June 17, 2022
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Toronto man found not criminally responsible for murdering father02:13 | September 22, 2026
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Police investigating after 2 bodies found in separate vehicle fires in Etobicoke, Scarborough01:43 | September 22, 2026
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Married couple shot dead in Scarborough hospital parking lot01:46 | September 21, 2026
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Officer, suspect injured in Belleville synagogue shooting: SIU02:36 | September 21, 2026
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Carney, Poilievre show support for Jewish community after Ontario synagogue shooting00:41 | September 21, 2026
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Man wielding shotgun opened fire at officer outside Belleville synagogue: SIU05:08 | September 21, 2026
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SIU investigate shooting near Ontario synagogue that 2 sent to hospital02:17 | September 21, 2026
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Victim of deadly daylight shooting identified as Cashie Auguste02:09 | September 15, 2026
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Toronto man found not criminally responsible for murdering woman who was helping him find a place to live02:06 | September 14, 2026
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Sentencing hearing for Liberty Village couple found guilty of killing neighbour over BBQ smoke dispute02:21 | September 9, 2026
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Police make arrest in a 2022 murder after recently appealing to the public for help02:18 | August 25, 2026
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One of two alleged U.S. Consulate shooters from March was in court Monday01:42 | August 24, 2026
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Brampton man sentenced to 3 years in prison for kidnapping, attempted kidnapping days apart in May 202102:17 | August 21, 2026
Woman lit on fire in apparent random attack, Toronto police provide timeline
Description
June 17, 2022
At a news conference on Friday, Toronto Police spokesperson Alex Li provided a timeline of an apparent random attack at a transit station that saw a woman lit on fire after a man reportedly poured an "accelerant substance" on her and then ignited the substance. According to Li, the woman has critical injuries in a hospital and the man has been taken into custody. Li also added the incident took place on a bus and good samaritans came to the aid of the woman.
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